Stars and Stripes Patriotic Lyrics. Enjoy the lovely words and lyrics of Stars and Stripes, the traditional, classic Patriotic song. This Printable version of Stars and Stripes is a Patriotic song. These online, free lyrics to the Patriotic Hymn and song, Stars and Stripes, can be printed and used to create a personalised hymn book from this virtual, free online Hymnal.  January 2017 SiteSeen Ltd.
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (/ Ë k Ã¦ s t r oÊ /; American Spanish: [fiËÃ°el aleËhandÉ¾o ËkastÉ¾o Ërus] ( listen); August 13, 1926 â November 25, 2016) was a Cuban communist revolutionary and politician who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008.
Castro Comes To Power In Cuba. Meanwhile, a political drama was unfolding on the island of Cuba, 150 kilometers off the United States' southeastern shoreline. Early in 1959, after fighting for several years, Fidel Castro overthrew the government of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Mindful of Batista's record of repression, the U.S. government and the American public in general welcomed Castro's rise to power, although the United States had given the Batista government military aid.