Introduction Cuban Republic is one of the most populated countries in Caribbean island with a population of 11 million peoples (Politt). In 1902, Cuba officially became an independent republic after they were given independence by United States which had colonized the country after defeating Spain during the Spanish-American War of 1897 (Politt). In 1906, when Cuba held its first elections, the US had to intervene after the elections results were contested in what could have led to an armed revolution and Edward Magoon was installed as the governor for duration of 3 years (Politt). It is during this period that United States seized the opportunity to facilitate a culture of corruption in the country; in a few years more than 70% of Cuba mining Companies and farmlands were controlled and owned by the United States Companies. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the influence of Fidel Castro 53 years rule and the impact of the 1959 Cuban revolution to the modern day Cuba Republic. Background to the Cuban Revolution The era of dictatorship in Cuba first occurred in the early 1920s with the election of Geraldo Machado who would later suspend the constitution and start ruling by military law (Thinkquest.org). Nevertheless, in 1930 Machado himself was overthrown and forced into exile by the army and Manuel de Céspedes was made the republic’s president. Several years later in 1933, Cespedes was overthrown in another coup that lasted for more than three months that saw yet another person Carlos Mendieta appointed as the president by Fulgencio Batista (Thinkquest.org). In 1940 Fulgencio Batista was himself elected as the president in a democratic elections and his administration would later undertake far reaching reforms in every sector that made him very popular. However, even his administration did not last for long and over the next 15 years three other leaders become the presidents of the Caribbean country. It was the culmination of these events that laid the perfect ground for the famous Cuban Revolution that was led by Fidel Castro almost 20 years later (Mayerhofer). In 1952, Batista seized power through yet another coup in what had now become the routine for becoming the president in Cuba, but this time his administration was less popular. Barquin who was a popular leader at the time staged a coup in an attempt to overthrow Batista government in 1956 but the coup failed and thousands of its elements were jailed and others executed or imprisoned for life including Barquin himself (Mayerhofer). After this period and until the Cuban revolution took over the government, Batista tightened the apparatus of power in an attempt to thwart any more coup attempts. Hence, by the time that Fidel Castro overthrew Batista through what would become the last coup in the country the masses would have almost worshiped him for delivering them from the dictatorial regime of Batista. Many Cubans who lived at the time supported the Fidel Castro revolution since it gave them hope for a better tomorrow and gave them an opportunity to liberate themselves from the dictatorship of Batista. These were the circumstances under which Fidel Castro administration took over the power and certainly one of the reasons why the revolution itself was a success. Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution. It was Fidel Castro who finally liberated Cuba from the Batista regime and shaped the outcome of the modern d