I Will Stage A Coup D’état - Chapter 188



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EP.188 Cuban Revolution (1)

In 1954, during the height of the Indochina War, South Korea abolished the empire and became a republic.

Lee Seong-jun placed the president in the place of the emperor and placed a suitable man in that place.

In appearance, it has been transformed into a complete prime ministerial cabinet system.

Countries reacted in complex ways to this surprising change.

“Yes, in Korean-style democracy, monarchy was just an awkward byproduct. Good job.”

Dictators used Korean-style reforms as an excuse to uproot any remaining monarchies within their countries.

Spanish dictator Franco also completely erased the royal family’s name, which had been left vacant, through a national referendum.

‘A country with a full democracy, but led by a strong leader. In fact, it may be more appropriate to call it a Korean-style democracy rather than a full-fledged socialist revolution.’

If a socialist revolution were to take place right under America’s nose, Washington would not sit idly by.

The United States was the one that would extend its reach all the way to Vietnam if you even mentioned socialism.

Fidel Castro spent his spare time in prison devouring Lee Seong-jun’s works.

And the conclusion he reached was that his initial thoughts were correct.

Castro pondered over the words Lee Seong-jun had left behind.

“Developing an underdeveloped country requires strong power. Only with a power that transcends understanding and is extra-legal can one suppress the existing vested interests such as landlords and nobles and forcefully push for reform. Outsiders call this a developmental dictatorship, but in fact, it is just one process of national modernization.”

Castro completely agreed with Lee Seong-jun’s words.

‘Even Comrade Stalin did not establish a country through development dictatorship. As Prime Minister Lee Seong-jun said, it doesn’t matter whether the cat is white or black, as long as it catches mice well.’

The system that can best accomplish developmental dictatorship.

Castro believed that this was the Yushin of Korea.

We can promote Yushin as a transitional system and then open the path to socialism.

Castro thought so.

Castro served his sentence obediently.

Although his sentence should have ended in 1955, the Fulgencio Batista government was also influenced by Korean-style democracy.

‘Unconditionally suppressing the people is not the answer, that’s what I’m saying. Maybe expelling them abroad is the answer.’

Cuban dictator Batista followed the example of Yi Seong-jun, who had banished troublesome military leaders to China, and exiled Castro to Mexico.

Castro was released to Mexico at such an early date.

At that time, there were democratic/progressive revolutionaries of various classes in Mexico, including Republicans who had been driven out from Spain.

Castro met with them and talked about his ideals for the Cuban Revolution.

This was also something I learned from Lee Seong-jun.

‘Thoughts are not something you keep in your heart. You have to talk about them, talk about them, and spread them into everyone’s heads to gain strength.’

Castro soon became quite popular among Mexican revolutionaries.

This was because of the unique world view he preached.

“Politics is chasing Korea, and the economy is aiming for the Soviet Union.”

At first glance, it sounded like it was the right thing to say, but I was confused as to whether the two could coexist.

As Castro became more famous, the South Korean defense attaché in Mexico also reported on him to Pyongyang.

Then an important instruction came down from Pyongyang.

“We will provide funds to Castro through undetected channels.”

Castro, why are you lending money to a revolutionary who only talks so much?

The defense attaché had his doubts, but he sent the money to Castro via international mail anyway.

Castro coughed in vain as he saw the money coming in.

“No, how can you get this much money?”

“It must be millions of dollars?”

The mysterious benefactor donated large sums of money not once, but several times.

Castro had no idea who sent the money.

I just thought that some reader interested in revolution would have given me the money.

Castro was empowered by this vast amount of money.

‘I will definitely succeed in the revolution and live up to your expectations.’

Castro set up camp in Mexico and began gathering comrades to join the revolution.

At that time, Ernesto Che Guevara, who had been ousted by a right-wing military coup in Guatemala, joined the camp.

“With my comrades here, my heart feels as if I have gained a million strong soldiers.”

Castro highly regarded Che Guevara, who had experience in revolution, even though it had failed.

The revolutionary army trained physically under the tutelage of Alberto Bayo, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War.

Thanks to a certain donor solving the cost problem, the revolutionary army’s preparations progressed faster than expected.

But the number of people was still very small.

It was out of the question to confront the Cuban military head-on.

Castro decided to overcome this difficulty in this way.

“Comrade Tito of Yugoslavia consistently fought the Nazis with guerrilla warfare. He avoided combat when it was disadvantageous and fought only when it was advantageous. If we take a long-term view and fight according to the long-term flow, what can we not do?”

“It’s guerrilla warfare.”

Certainly, there was no better way to confront the Batista military dictatorship.

In fact, the Batista regime was one that did not have the support of the people.

If they could expand their influence by going from rural to rural area and exploiting their weaknesses, they would have a good chance of success.

“When do you plan to make the decision?”

“Next year.”

Castro had no intention of wasting time.

No matter how long the revolutionary army had been preparing, it could not defeat the regular army.

So, it was right to quickly infiltrate and start attacking while they were small.

“It won’t be an easy fight.”

“I’m prepared.”

Castro looked back at his comrades with a stern expression.

There was no way to know how many of them would survive, but one thing was certain:

I will not let the blood shed by my comrades in Cuba be in vain.

Castro patted his comrades on the shoulder.

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“Castro is in Mexico? Is it time for Cuba to have a revolution already?”

This picture doesn’t quite match the timing.

Where did it go wrong?

I was a little confused.

The Cuban Revolution, as I remember it, was completed in January 1959.

Castro began his activities in 1956.

By now, Castro should be serving time in prison in Cuba.

If Castro starts moving this quickly, will the Cuban crisis be brought forward?

Of course, things could have gone wrong and the Cuban Revolution could have collapsed midway.

If you engage in guerrilla activities and get shot by Castro’s men, that’s the end of it.

I tried the calculator.

Is it right to let the Castro gang start a revolution now?

‘It’s good that Cuba is quiet as it is overcoming the nuclear crisis.’

But South Korea needed a nuclear crisis.

Such conflicts had to be constantly supplied to make it difficult for Smile to turn his gaze towards us.

However, it was a bit much to instigate war.

‘It’s right to leave it alone, given the timing. It’ll take care of itself.’

I decided to leave Castro alone.

For a moment, I thought so.

“Your Majesty, COCOM (Note: A Western-led export control organization established in 1949 to control the export of communist products) has requested that products exported to the Soviet Union that contain transistors be excluded.”

Didn’t those guys stop their activities, saying they were going to end the Cold War or something?

“We developed the transistor ourselves. Why would the West interfere?”

The transistors we made were partly based on stolen American technology, but a significant portion were developed in-house.

“The United States does not like the idea of ​​the Soviet Union benefiting from Western technology.”

No, I said we are not the West.

It’s only half the West.

Seeing those guys come out like that, it seemed like the West still had some time on their hands.

“How can there be no room for negotiation?”

“For now, yes.”

Ha, what a headache.

Although not many radios and televisions were sold in the Soviet Union, the market was still growing.

It was bitter to throw it away.

However, if COCOM’s demands are ignored, exports to Western markets will face difficulties.

The West and the Soviet Union.

If we weigh the two, the answer comes out.

Security is the Soviet Union, economy is the West.

It was right to side with the West on economic issues.

First of all, I will grant your request.

I’ll listen, but you too will have to pay a price.

I have done a complete 180 degrees change from my initial thoughts of leaving Castro alone.

“owner.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Support the funds so that Castro doesn’t find out.”

I decided to set fire to America’s chin.

So who told us to pull our beards without permission?

The most beautiful picture was that of Cuba pointing a spear at America’s chin.

What if the revolution fails?

Well, then it failed.

To begin with, the amount of money that was supposed to be invested in Castro by the country was not that large.

‘Why don’t we set some more fire in Central and South America while we’re at it?’

There were several more powder kegs like Cuba in Central and South America.

If we had put our minds to it and poured capital into it, we could have created a number of headaches for the United States.

‘That might be a bit much.’

For now, I decided to stick with Cuba.

Anyway, the US would be out of its mind just because of Cuba alone.