Original sentence: Castro has indicated that his brother, Raúl Castro, will assume authority over Cuba should he become ill (url).Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926), has led Cuba since 1959, when, leading the 26th of July Movement, he overthrew Fulgencio Batista, and transformed Cuba into the first socialist nation in the Western Hemisphere.His leadership has been marked by the implementation of programs that greatly increased the nation's literacy rate and provided universal healthcare, tensions with the United States that peaked in the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, and a close partnership with the Soviet Union.In the summer of 1947, he was a part of a group who attempted a sea journey to the Dominican Republic in order to overthrow the dictatorship of that country, but they were prevented from succeeding by the intervention of the Cuban police
Edited sentence: Castro has indicated that his brother, Raúl Castro, would assume authority over Cuba should he become ill (url).Fidel Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926), has led Cuba since 1959, when, leading the 26th of July Movement, he overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, and transformed Cuba into the first Communist state in the Western Hemisphere.He has overseen the transformation of the Cuban economy from a mixed economy to a command economy, introduced universal healthcare and a massive literacy program, and carried out sweeping land reform and urban expropriation programs that initially won the support of poorer Cubans but disillusioned and alienated many people in the middle and upper classes, many of whom fled the country for the nearby city of Miami in the United States.His leadership has been marked by tensions with the United States that peaked in the Cuban Missile Crisis, a close partnership with the Soviet Union, and the creation of a one-party state that systematically suppresses opposition.In the summer of 1947, he was apart of a group who attempted a sea journey to the Dominican Republic in order to overthrow the dictatorship of that country, but they were prevented from succeeding by the intervention of the Cuban police