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* Add a date for Castro's marriage to Mirta Díaz Balart.
* Add a date for Castro's marriage to Mirta Díaz Balart.
* Add the post Secretary-General of the NAM along with predecessor successor and period for which post held.
* Add the post Secretary-General of the NAM along with predecessor successor and period for which post held.
* The statement made, "Guevara's observations of the misery of the poor in Latin America had already convinced him that the only solution lay in violent revolution," is exclusive and absolute in nature. It needs either proper citation and/or further evidence to support such an exclusive, extreme claim.
Revision as of 10:18, 18 September 2010
Adjust description of position to reflect world-view title of modern Cuban head of state..."revolutionary" is not a descriptive title of a governmental head. Considering that he is later listed as president, such a description should replace revolutionary as the first-in-line description. However, I see no reference in this article to any form of democratically-elected office held by the subject. If reference can be made to the office of "president" in a governmental sense without such electoral justification, so be it.
Expand lead section - should be 3/4 paragraphs per guidelines. Given the length of the article, four paragraphs would be preferred.
Improve the Embargo section
Get a peer review
Remove material well represented elsewhere - ie. much of the Foreign relations material. (see Foreign relations of Cuba)
Add a survey of what "rank" Castro was during famous military actions -- has he always been comandante? what were the insignia on his lapels or epaulets, when he wore such things?
"External links" section must be cleaned up and better categorized
Shorten abstract. Move relevant material to body of article. (intro shouldn't be so long; especially as to obscure index)
Search for a greater variety of sources. For example, the sections wealth and US Embargo are clearly written to portray the Americans as the "good" guys, and Cubans as the "bad" guys.
Remove POV and un-cyclopedic sources.
Adjust wording for removal of POV.
Add a section about the suppression of freedom of speech, all radio, tv stations, and newspaper that were shut down
Add a date for Castro's marriage to Mirta Díaz Balart.
Add the post Secretary-General of the NAM along with predecessor successor and period for which post held.
The statement made, "Guevara's observations of the misery of the poor in Latin America had already convinced him that the only solution lay in violent revolution," is exclusive and absolute in nature. It needs either proper citation and/or further evidence to support such an exclusive, extreme claim.