Fulgencio Batista seized control of the Cuban government with a military-backed coup by the US in 1952 (Before Castro).
Under Batista, imprisonment and executions were higher than Castro's government not to mention the vast economic inequality and poor living conditions.
#Cuba
Under Batista, imprisonment and executions were higher than Castro's government not to mention the vast economic inequality and poor living conditions.
#Cuba
This was a result of allowing 80% of Cuban wealth to be controlled by foreigners, especially Americans. 80% percent!
This is essentially how the idea of Castro was created.
This is essentially how the idea of Castro was created.
Yes, #Castro was responsible for thousands of deaths and imprisonments but that was only a fraction of Batista's brutality, and an even smaller fraction of the brutality the US government was using to control its own citizens who were black, women, or gay.
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