Fidel Castro

*Born in Mayari, Cuba in 1926.
*He graduated from the University of Havana with a law degree.
*Castro assembled a small force and attacked the Moncada Army Barracks in the Santiago de Cuba.
*He was captured and sentenced to fifteen years in prison and when released, he exiled in Mexico where he began to train a group of revolutionaries.
*In 1956, He invaded Cuba and finally in 1959, Batista fled the country.
*The relations with the U.S. were declined shortly after he took the power.
*President Kennedy authorized an attempt to overthrow the Cuban dictator and it failed.
*When Khrushchev offered to place nuclear missiles in Cuba, he agreed.
*Castro had little effect on the outcome of the crisis and felt betrayed by the U.S.S.R. The crisis solved few of Cuba´s problems and left the country to deal with the U.S. alone.
*He has worked to improve education, housing and health and Cuba has suffered from a troubled economy.