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Fidel CastroMary Argueta8th period Ms. MooreProject
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Why is Fidel Castro considered a leader?• he has better Cuba at certain
points.• He made health care
affordable• Education available to all.• making Sports highly
sponsored and cared for.
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Who were his followers? Liborio Noval José Ramón Machado Raul Castro The people who thought he was a great leader. The negative people that wanted the worst for
their country. communist
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How’s he different? He was rebellious Castro's experience as a lawyer
made him extremely critical of the great inequalities in wealth that existed in Cuba.
Castro resented the wealth and power of the American businessmen
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How long has Fidel Castro been a leader & why? 52 years established the first communist state
in the Western Hemisphere reducing illiteracy, stamping out
racism and improving public health care
had a highly antagonistic relationship with the United States
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Positive traits that attracted others? Motivating: provided especially lower
class Cubans with a sense of self-esteem.
Independent: still able to manage in spite of heavy embargos
Determined: focused on becoming Cuba’s leader.
Courageous: Remained true to his values, regardless of what others thought, said, or did
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Negative traits that attracted others?
Over confident: sense of superiority in knowledge.
Mismanaging: clung to a failed ideology Excessively sensitive: too rigid and
inflexible, driving away even initial advocates
Coercive: Dissidents were punished. Authoritarian: unable to accept change
during the first 30 years of his leadership
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Where does he come from? Mom was wealthy Biran, Cuba Dad was born in Spain Sugar planter Earned a doctor of law degree
from University of Havana Supportive family
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How does his background affect his leadership position?
As he studied law it helped him become a leader.
He had a good supportive family
He had enough money
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What caused him to fall from power? Too old Passed his power to
younger brother Raul Castro
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Resources:• http://
wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_fidel_Castro_considered_a_world_leader
• www.euronews.com • en.wikipedia.org