In order to run for a position in the Cuban House of Representatives, Fidel Castro joined a reformist political party. However, an army general by the name of Fulgencio Batista ousted the administration and seized control of the country just before the elections. Castro quickly rose to prominence as the face of the anti-Batista movement.
Castro oversaw an assault on an army camp in 1953. Castro was given a 15-year prison term after the attack was put down. Castro was released from prison after completing barely two years of his sentence.
Who was Fidel Castro?
Cuban revolutionary and statesman Fidel Castro, from 1959 to 1976, he served as Prime Minister, and from 1976 to 2008, he served as President. While recuperating from surgery in the summer of 2006, he temporarily transferred power to his brother Ral Castro.
What was the Anti-Batista movement?
Fidel Castro led an armed uprising against the military dictatorship of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista along with other members of the 26th of July Movement and its allies.
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