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...dictator. Following the Bay of Pigs fiasco in 1961, Castro officially adopted the communist label, began to nationalize private property, and strengthened ties with the Soviet Union. Throughout his reign, Castro severely limited the press, held highly questionable elections, and imprisoned untold numbers of “counter-revolutionaries?? without trials—drawing heavy criticism from the international community and inciting a trade embargo with the United States. Yet despite these atrocities, many in the global community have overlooked some of the positive changes to Cuban society made possible by the Castro regime, focusing instead...
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