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Essay / The Cuban Revolution - 981
“The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. We have to bring him down. It is believed that every individual who advocates or participates in a revolution dreams of changing not only the world but “man” himself. These revolutionaries dream not only of transforming social structures, institutions and the system of government, but also of producing a profound, radical and independent "man".2 With the development of these ideologies, certain methods contribute to the achievement of the desired goal. . Some will seek the path of pacifism while others will advocate a violent revolution to achieve this ideology. Growing up, we were taught that violence cannot solve any problem, it only makes things worse. But can we claim that these violent people who want to provoke revolution are unethical? If so, imagine what Cuba would be like without the July 26 Movement; how people of color would be treated without Malcolm X's attitude toward racism. The Cuban Revolution, also known as the July 26 Movement, was an armed rebellion against Cuban President Fulgencio Batista led by Fidel Castro. Fidel Castro was very idiosyncratic towards politics and therefore joined the law faculty of the University of Havana. In 1950, Fidel Castro graduated from law school and began practicing law. With his keen interest in politics, Fidel Castro decided to run for a seat in the Cuban House of Representatives in the June 1952 elections. However, before the elections could take place, Fulgencio Batista managed to unseat the previous Cuban government and to cancel the elections. Fulgencio Batista would imprison his opponents and use terrorist methods to make himself and his associates rich. Fidel Castro, wanting to establish a communist governor...... middle of paper ......New York: Chelsea House, 1996.Anderson, Jon Lee. Che Guevara: a revolutionary life. New York: Grove Press, 1997. “Fidel Castro: A Biography of Fidel Castro.” About.com 20th century history. http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/p/castro.htm (accessed March 2, 2014).MALCOLM blogspot.ca/p/malcolm-x-quotes_29.html (accessed March 2, 2014)Xplore “Che Guevara Quotes”. .99 (accessed March 2, 2014). ." In Defense of Marxism. http://www.marxist.com/forty-years-death-che-guevara091007.htm (accessed March 2, 2014).