Fidel Castro
A couple months after Roscoe Bartlett was born, Angel Castro fathered a son by a household servant at his sugar plantation. Fidel Castro had four sisters and two brothers, all born out of wedlock. His father eventually married his mother, and recognized his children when Fidel was 17. While a law student, Castro became increasingly political, and two years after he earned his law degree he ran for parliament. But before the election took place, General Batista took over the government in a military coup, and canceled the election. Castro became a revolutionary.
Castro's first attempt to overthrow Batista was a dismal failure, resulting in his arrest and incarceration. A general amnesty allowed him to flee to Mexico where he plotted another attempt at revolution. His second attempt resulted in the deaths of three-fourths of his men, and he fled to the mountains. There he began a guerilla war against the government, and finally on New Year's Eve of 1958 Batista fled the country. Six weeks later, Castro became prime minister of Cuba.
Fidel Castro fathered seven sons and one daughter by two wives and two mistresses. He survived repeated American attempts to depose him over the years, and only resigned last February when faced with failing health. His brother Raul now rules Cuba in his place.
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