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Fidel Castro was the political and revolutionary leader in Cuba who rose to fame after overthrowing the oppressive regime of Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and established a communist government in the country.
exile in New York, launched a revolution in 1895. MartÃ­ organized Cuban resistance against Spain, using an active guerrilla campaign and deliberately destroying property, especially American-owned sugar mills and plantations. MartÃ­ counted on provoking U.S. intervention to help the rebels achieve Cuba Libre!âa free Cuba.