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I was doing some reading about actor Desi Arnaz, Sr. and found this little tidbit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi_Arnaz
Fulgencio Batista was a dictator that had believed in Socialism. It appears that 1933 was a dress rehearsal for 1959. It stands to reason that the know-how to overthrow a Cuban government by force was built in the 1933 revolution. It seems that confiscating people's property was typical way before Castro came on the scene.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi_Arnaz
According to Arnaz, in his autobiography A Book (1976), the family owned three ranches, a palatial home, and a vacation mansion on a private island in Santiago Bay, Cuba. Following the 1933 Cuban Revolution, led by Fulgencio Batista, which overthrew President Gerardo Machado, Alberto Arnaz was jailed and all of his property was confiscated.
Fulgencio Batista was a dictator that had believed in Socialism. It appears that 1933 was a dress rehearsal for 1959. It stands to reason that the know-how to overthrow a Cuban government by force was built in the 1933 revolution. It seems that confiscating people's property was typical way before Castro came on the scene.