Modern day Hitler

Modern Day Hitler
By Juston Compton
Period 2

Name and country of dictator: Fidel Castro-Cuba
Basic facts: Population 11,423,952. Capital-Havana. Type of government-Communist. Languages-Spanish, Castilian. Major industries-Sugar, minerals, tobacco, agriculture, medicine and tourism. Major trading industries-Western Europe, Latin America, Russia, China and North Korea.
Ethnicity-
Spanish/mulatto: 60 percent
Mixed-race: 22 percent
African: 11 percent
Chinese: 1 percent
Religion-
Catholic: 47 percent
Protestant: 4 percent
Santeria: 2 percent
Facts: Fidel served as Cuba’s ruler for 49 years. He is currently 81 years old and his brother is now 76 years old.
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How Fidel came to power? In the late 1950’s Cuba was in need of a new ruler. Everyone thought they were right for the job. That was until a young and very confident man named Fidel Castro. Once the country heard this confident man speak they instantly fell in love with him. Nobody cared who his friends were of what he believed. They only cared that he promised medical insurance and free education. "I am for change and I'll bring you change," once they crowd heard this, this was there response, "Viva Fidel". People remember Fidel was being compared to the old Messiah.
How has he stayed in power? He has stayed in power because he choose to. And he is still alive. The people of Cuba couldn’t take him out of power even if they wanted to.
Problems with Fidel: Many Cubans feel they should have the right to come and go from their nation as they please, meet who they please and have freedom of speech. Instead they are held as captives, whose liberty has been crushed, as if it was nothing.
What are examples of recent human rights violations? He does not let the Cuban people come and go as they please. They either stay there. Or it they leave they stay out of Cuba.
How would my life be changed under the dictatorship of Fidel: I wouldn’t be able to travel as I please. I would have to leave completely or stay for ever.
Should the U.N. or United States take action? I don’t think that is necessary because the people of Cuba seem to be just fine. They just want to fix a couple things. Every country wants to fix a couple of things. No country is perfect and nor will one ever be.