Sunday, May 12, 2013

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro was a communist revolution of Cuba, who was its Prime Minister from 1959-1976 and President from 1976-2008.He also remained Commander-in Chief of Cuba's Armed Forces since 1959-2008.

He was born illegitimate son of a wealthy farmer(13 August 1926) , Castro was married into  a wealthy family.He formed a military alliance with Soviet Union and allowed them to place nuclear weapons on the island, which sparked 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. attempts to remove him by assassination, economic blockade, counter revolution etc remained unsuccessful.

He is a symbol of communist revolution in Latin America. 

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