Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 - Who Was Fidel Castro?

During 1959, United States, Cuba and the Soviet Union were embattled in a dangerous crisis that sparked a revolution. It has been 40 years, since the panic in the first seat lasted an impression on the United States. A leader that corrupted the nation and changed America indefinitely. The Cuban Missile Crisis initiated with a series of events that led the most dangerous occurrence in time.

Who was Fidel Castro?

In 1959, A challenging leader, Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz came into power. Even though Cuba is a poverty country, Fidel Castro, who later changed his name at age 17, was raised in a wealthy community. He attended boarding school for the most portion in his life. Fidel Castro was widely interested in politics and socialism. He was the leading front line of social justice and Cuban nationalism. He attended law school, in lieu of his studies became fixated and infatuated with politics. Castro was captured by General Fulgencio Baltista, when he tried to overthrow his political party. As this event happened the people were in uproar, and Fidel Castro became a very popular leader. He was intelligent and forceful. In time, he overthrew General Baltista and reigned in power. His leadership was legendary, and limitless. Castro devised a demanding and meticulous plan to take control over Cuba. The objective, was for Cuba not to depend on the U.S. for anything, to be unconstrained. His political style of leadership deemed to be similar to that of a Soviet Union. The visit to the U.S. was a failure when President Dwight Eisenhower refused his intentions. As time went on a strong bond between Cuba and the Soviet Union had developed. Cuba's need to be independent had become a struggle to create independent farmers and make government workers. Cuba had decided to trade and use oil from the Soviet Union. In return, the U.S. ceased all supply of sugar with Cuba. This relationship was the threshold which caused Eisenhower to sojourn all political power and social justice with Cuba. Cuba and the U.S. became a rivalry as they detached themselves as an independent country.

Castro continued to make a lasting impression in Cuba with social power on the rise. The relationship between Cuba and the Soviet Union became intensely close as he accepted funding, military support and mass weapons of destruction for assistance.

In 1960, the first assassination was thought of by U.S. CIA official,

who is given a box of cigars which are Fidel Castro's favorite, and told to poison

them. There has been no evidence that this plot was attempted, but has become the

lease 8 attempted assassinations in the history of the U.S.

John F. Kennedy came to be the President of the United States and he carried on what Eisenhower had left behind.

October 1962, his increasing reliance on Soviet aid brought the world to the brink

of nuclear war. Wanting to deter another U.S.

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