Fidel Castro was a Cuban politician who became Prime Minister of Cuba in 1959 until 1976 when he then became President of Cuba until 2008. Castro was an infamous dictator of Cuba and managed to serve as president for 32 years. Castro has been the influence of many political decisions around the world and he has quite a bit to offer as a leader. Though Fidel Castro’s name alone rings a bell of bad intention, he managed to have a support system that was loyal to him until the end. One question goes around in the mind of people today concerning Castro’s success, how did he do it? We shall examine Castro as an individual and finally learn what made him lead the way he did. Fidel Castro was a force to be reckoned with but his leadership abilities
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A charismatic leader is one who is resting on devotion to the exceptional sanctity, heroism, or exemplary character of an individual person, and of the normative patterns or order revealed or ordained by him. In 1959 when surveying 191 refugees, 42 thought that Castro was “the savior of Cuba.” This shows that Castro had strong support even with lower education, semi-urban and rural residence. This is evidence that Castro was popular amongst the main people that he was trying to protect. This evidence shows how he was able to make it to the top as a leader. Because he stuck to the people that he held dear as important, he was able to gain loyalty amongst those people. By displaying that he was dedicated to the lower class citizen of his nation, it planted a seed for the people of Cuba that would allow them to care more for …show more content…
Castro created “New Man’s Theory” which was a theory that helped everyone in the society. Castro was dedicated to restoring the wealth of Cuba and get back the land that was once lost. He wanted to shape a new idea for his society by having a right to free education at the highest university level. He made sure that all citizen were equal no matter who they were or how much money they possessed. Castro cut off private profit businesses so that everyone had equal job opportunities and even wanted all Cubans to receive free medical, dental care, and
A charismatic leader is one who is resting on devotion to the exceptional sanctity, heroism, or exemplary character of an individual person, and of the normative patterns or order revealed or ordained by him. In 1959 when surveying 191 refugees, 42 thought that Castro was “the savior of Cuba.” This shows that Castro had strong support even with lower education, semi-urban and rural residence. This is evidence that Castro was popular amongst the main people that he was trying to protect. This evidence shows how he was able to make it to the top as a leader. Because he stuck to the people that he held dear as important, he was able to gain loyalty amongst those people. By displaying that he was dedicated to the lower class citizen of his nation, it planted a seed for the people of Cuba that would allow them to care more for …show more content…
Castro created “New Man’s Theory” which was a theory that helped everyone in the society. Castro was dedicated to restoring the wealth of Cuba and get back the land that was once lost. He wanted to shape a new idea for his society by having a right to free education at the highest university level. He made sure that all citizen were equal no matter who they were or how much money they possessed. Castro cut off private profit businesses so that everyone had equal job opportunities and even wanted all Cubans to receive free medical, dental care, and