Fidel Castro : in his own words / Alex Moore.

Includes bibliography.

Castro the bold young boy.--Learning to rebel.--The student rebel.--Castro and Chibas.--Castro vs. Batista.--Planning Moncada barracks attack.--Absolved by history.—Imprisoned.--Personal upheaval.--Training an army in Mexico.--Castro and Che.--The Granma landing.--The takedown.--Batista falls.--Changing the government.--Military tribunals.--Religion, race, & revolution.--Castro's social reform.--Castro and women's reform.--Castro meets world.--Castro and Khrushchev.--Trouble in Playa Girón (the Bay of Pigs).--Cuban missile crisis.--Castro and Kennedy.--Reaching out to Latin America and beyond.--Castro and the fall of the USSR.--Emigration issues.--Castro in Africa.--Cuban economics.--Castro and.--Nelson Mandela.--Castro and Chávez.--Mending fences.--Health and consequences.--Stepping down.--Castro's retirement.--The Castros and Obama.--The final farewell.--Cuba and the U.S. : a shaky future.--Excerpts from Castro's speeches.

"From revolutionary and symbol of strength to Cold War adversary, Fidel Castro was one of the world's most controversial leaders, and perhaps its most enduring. As Cuba's towering and charismatic president for nearly fifty years, Castro's influential leadership captivated allies and enemies alike. By virtue of passionate oration and committed sense of purpose - good or bad - Castro kept the Cuban people devoted and the world enthralled. From his earliest years as a student rebel to his role in Cuba's social reform to The Cuban Missile Crisis, his life is covered in extensive detail within this book. The transfer of power to Raul Castro is explored as well as the changes to Cuban/American diplomatic relations, including Obama's view of America's relationship with Cuba. Castro's death is covered as well as the world's the reaction to it, including the views of American and Cuban people and the differing reactions of Obama and Trump. Fidel Castro: In His Own Words is not only a reflection of Castro's life, triumphs, and misdeeds, but it is a look at the people and places affected by his politics before, during, and after the age of Cuban embargo. Regardless of readers political preference, there is no doubt that this captivating leader's influence on the Cuban people, The United States, and the world will continue to echo through time."