Overtime, states have opposed autocratic leaders who make decisions based solely on their philosophies and judgement, seldom accepting any ideologies besides theirs.
El Comandante Fidel Castro, a Cuban politician and revolutionist governed the Republic of Cuba for 47 years, assumed position as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008.
The undisputed revolutionist during his reign was not be perturbed by the threats to overthrow and assassinate him. He stopped at nothing till he brought the cold war to the doorstep of the United States of America.
Many know him as a world hero who survived the Cuban missile crisis and sent armies and experts to help in revolutionary battles in many African countries.
His radicalism and tyranny made him an enemy to several political figures around the world especially in the United States of America.
A man whose pursuit for more radical policies led him to create a one-party Cuban government to exercise dictatorial control over the all aspects of the country’s political, economic and cultural life. He got rid of his enemies by killing them, jailing them or throwing them off the island. The fearless leader died at 90 on November 27, 2016.
A declassified documentary capturing the entirety of Fidel Castro’s life and leadership story reveals more about the brutal leader whose leadership put Cubans through harsh repression for nearly half a century.
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