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New Article To Work On
Topic to work on this semester:
 * Fidel Castro

Things to Consider
The issue with most of the article is the fact that there is missing information through out. At the moment, the wiki page is acting like a blank canvas with headers as titles and links to redirect you to the page that has more extensive information. My goal for this article page is to add in brief summaries to each sub section so the reader can take away the main key points for each sub section. There are also countries missing in this section: Panama, Costa Rica. Belize did not gain independence from Britain until 1981, and even thereafter, it was in disputes with Guatemala.

Guatemala
In 1954, there was the coup d'etat that the US had involvement with, more specifically the CIA. Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz was overthrown and 10 days later, Castillo Armas taking power.

Edits in Progress
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== Link to Wikipedia Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_Castro_in_the_Cuban_Revolution#Batista.27s_fall_and_Cantillo.27s_military_junta:_1958.E2.80.931959 ==

Guerrilla war in the Sierra Maestra: 1956–58
== Batista's government censored the Cuban press, and so Castro contacted foreign media to spread his message. Herbert Matthews, a journalist from The New York Times, interviewed Castro, attracting international interest to the rebel's cause and turning Castro into a celebrity.[61] The first journalist to reach Castro was Herbert Matthews, an American journalist from the New York Times.Under the disguise of a wealthy American sugar owner, Matthews and Castro’s men were able to slip by Batista’s men posted near the Sierra Maestra mountain. ==

== Upon meeting with Castro, he detailed the events that occurred since the December 2nd, 1956. Months beforehand, the US media spread news that Castro had died in the midst of the failed Granma landing in Oriente Province in December 2, 1956. ==

== Instead, Castro and the rest of the survivors retreated to the Sierra Mountains and had since been engaged in guerilla warfare with Batista military. The New York Times published the article on February 24, 1957, letting the rest of the world, including US embassy officials, know for the first time that Castro was indeed alive. ==

Batista's fall and Cantillo's military junta: 1958–1959
Whilst Cienfuegos and Guevara led their columns into Havana on 2 January, Castro entered Santiago, accepting the surrender of the Moncada Barracks and giving a speech invoking the wars of independence. He spoke out against the Cantillo-Piedra junta, called for justice against human rights abusers and proclaimed a better era for women's rights.[77] Heading toward Havana, he met José Antonio Echevarría's mother, and greeted cheering crowds in every town, giving press conferences and interviews. Eager Cubans who were not present would either hear Castro through the radio or read the newspapers the next day. Pamphlets were created and distributed summarizing up Castro main points as well. Foreign journalists commented on the unprecedented level of public adulation, with Castro striking a heroic "Christ-like figure" and wearing a medallion of the Virgin Mary. Herbert L. Matthews spoke highly of Castro, noting his charisma and sharp, political mindframe. Comments like these help shape the positive image Castro had in during this era.

Annotated Bibliography
Central America As a Theater of U.S. Cold War Politics