Overtime, states have opposed autocratic leaders who make decisions based solely on their philosophies and judgement, seldom accepting any ideologies besides theirs.
El Comandante Fidel Castro, a Cuban politician and revolutionist governed the Republic of Cuba for 47 years, assumed position as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008.
The undisputed revolutionist during his reign was not perturbed by the threats to overthrow and assassinate him. He stopped at nothing till he established a communist regime in Cuba that survived the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Many know him as a world hero who survived the Cuban missile crisis and sent armies and experts to help in revolutionary battles in many African countries.
His radicalism and tyranny made him an enemy to several political figures around the world especially in the United States of America. Fidel inspired revolutionary movements and brought two superpowers close to nuclear war before stepping down after 49 years in power brought the cold war to the doorstep of the United States of America.
A man whose pursuit to fight against the colonist American agenda and transform Cuba from a playground for rich Americans led him to champion the course for a revolution.
He was demonized by the United States and its allies but admired by many leftists around the world, especially socialist revolutionaries in Latin America and Africa.
The fearless leader died at 90 on November 27, 2016.
A declassified documentary capturing the entirety of Fidel Castro’s life and leadership story reveals more about the leader whose leadership though not democratic led to reform.
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