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Cuba

Published on Nov 27, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CUBAN HISTORY

  • Cuba is an country in the caribbean .
  • I'm going to talk about two important people
  • in Cuban history.
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FIDEL CASTRO

  • Became dictator in 1959 after the Cuban revolution.
  • Became president in 1976 to 2008
  • Cuban revolution from 1952 to 1959
  • Kennedy threatened to overthrow Castro in 1961.
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CASTROS LIFE

  • Fidel Castro was born near Birán, Cuba, on August 13, 1926.
  • Though some people say he was born a year later.
  • Castros father was rich, he owned a sugar plantation.
  • Castro was more interested in sport then in school.
  • after graduating he went to law school.
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WIFE

  • In 1948 he married Mirta Diaz Balarn.
  • She came from a wealthy family.
  • Had a chilled called Fidelito.
  • Their marriage ended in 1955.
  • Some people say he had two wife's.
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FULGENCIO BATISTA POLITICAL FIGURE

  • Was president from 1940 to 1944
  • and dictator from 1952 to 1959,
  • 1933 he gained power and appointed himself
  • chief of the armed forces.

HIS LIFE

  • He was born on January 16, 1901
  • He died on August 6, 1973)
  • Marta Fernández Miranda de Batista was
  • Fulgencio second wife.
  • She was the First Lady of Cuba from 19 52 to 1959

EXILE

  • In 1959 Fulgencio was overthrown
  • by Fidel Castro how then toke post
  • as president of Cuba.
  • Fulgencio and Marta were sent into exile.
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