Cuban Socialism
Revolutionary regime of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, with a single party, a state-run economy, universal health and education, export of armed revolution and the new man ideal against imperialism.
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In one sentence
I want a sovereign, internationalist revolution, with a single party, a planned economy, health and schooling for all and a new man.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Very strong · Unitary
Structure
- Leaning · Autocracy
Representation
- Very strong · Security
Power
- Leaning · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Leaning · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Nationalist
Intervention
- Very strong · Public
Economy
- Very strong · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Progressive
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Economy
Leans further toward public than 99% of the 271 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 58This ideology 96
Of all the axes, Economy is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Technology
On Technology, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 59This ideology 59
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Fidel Castro
A Cuban revolutionary, Fidel Castro led the 1959 revolution and built a single-party socialist state, anti-imperialist and nationalist, with a state-run economy and strong repression.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallySamora MachelGuerrilla leader and statesman98%
SociallyDomenico LosurdoMarxist historian and philosopher98%
EconomicallyMao ZedongRevolutionary100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsVladimir LeninRevolutionary97%
PoliticsGrigory ZinovievBolshevik revolutionary and Soviet leader96%
PoliticsHo Chi MinhRevolutionary and statesman95%
ActivismChe GuevaraRevolutionary94%
PoliticsNikita KhrushchevSoviet leader94%
PoliticsLeon TrotskyRevolutionary94%
PoliticsGamal Abdel NasserPresident of Egypt92%
PoliticsKwame NkrumahPresident of Ghana and Pan-Africanist92%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Cuba
One-party egalitarian socialismA single-party socialist state in the Caribbean, Cuba maintains a planned economy, strong state control, and universal public services, with power centralized since the revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1959.
Other close countries
Cuba
One-party egalitarian socialismA single-party socialist state in the Caribbean, Cuba maintains a planned economy, strong state control, and universal public services, with power centralized since the revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1959.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyVenezuelaStatist-socialist authoritarianism92%
SociallyChongqing (China)Industrial dirigiste municipality86%
EconomicallyNorth KoreaDynastic-autarkic totalitarianism98%
The most distant
Cuba under Fidel Castro
1959–2008Ruled by Fidel Castro from 1959 to 2008, Cuba became a one-party socialist state, with a nationalized economy, universal health and education, a Soviet alliance, repression of dissidents, mass exile and confrontation with the United States, from the embargo to the missile crisis.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyMaoist China1949–197696%
SociallySoviet Union (USSR)1922–199195%
EconomicallyEast Germany1949–1990100%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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The most distant ideology
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