Was Fidel Castro feared and how did that effect his role as a leader?
Not at the beginning. Like Obama, Castro was an inspirational, charismatic & fiery speaker. He proffessed to be everything the Cubans needed, their mesiah. The people loved him & America supported him. He overthrew a corrupt government & was voted in by a majority who deeply believed in him. It was only later that things began to change… One of five children, Castro was educated in Jesuit schools. He grew up in wealthy circumstances amid poverty. A peasant rebellion in Oriente during Castro’s formative years is thought to have influenced his political leanings. Castro offered free legal services to the poor after earning a law degree from the University of Havana. In 1952, at the age of 25, Castro ran for the Cuban parliament. But just before the election, the government was overthrown by Fulgencio Batista, who established a dictatorship. Castro was one of about 150 fighters who attempted to overthrow Batista in 1953. An attack on a military barracks landed Castro in prison, but made
