If there was any hint of communism in the USSR it was in the very early days.
The same happened in Cuba. In it's very early days, the revolution
may have resemble a commuinst movement. But as anyone who has studied cuban history knows, Castro did not want communism as the form of government for Cuba (according to those close to him).
As a student, Castro was a member of
el Partido Orthodoxo, they aimed to:
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Its primary aims were the establishment of a distinct national identity, economic independence and the implementation of social reforms.
More so, Castro was a supporter of
Gerardo Machado, Cuba's 5th president.
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[Machado] was finally toppled in the 1933 by US influence, Sumner Welles, Cuban War of Independence veterans, Army officers and civic leaders in a general strike.
When this happened, students(which Castro lead) and labor activist formed a revolution that lead to the eventual uprising of Castro. This is partly the reason Castro wanted nothing to do with the US, because he faulted them for not only getting involved in Cuban politics, but for aiding in the over throw of Machado.
Machado's vision, like that of Castro's, was:
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to make Cuba the "Switzerland of the Americas"
This is why everyone loved Castro in the early days. It was due to necessity that Castro joined the "self-proclaimed" communist party of Russia.
Curretly, Castro serves as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba. A name that stuck, even though Cuba is far from being a communist state.
- Oni