▁made ▁a ▁commun ist ▁country ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁( which ▁still ▁remains ▁to ▁this ▁day ) ▁with ▁Chair man ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong ▁at ▁its ▁head . ▁China ' s ▁current ▁leaders ▁retain ▁that ▁Ma o ▁" develop ed ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁revolution ary ▁social ism " ▁whilst ▁reform er ▁D eng ▁X iop eng ▁" develop ed ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁building ▁social ism ▁with ▁Chinese ▁characteristics ." ▁ ▁Cuba ▁▁ ▁Cuba ▁experienced ▁its ▁own ▁commun ist ▁revolution ▁as ▁well , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Revolution , ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁revolution ary ▁F idel ▁Castro . ▁Castro ' s ▁ 2 6 th ▁of ▁July ▁Mov ement ▁and ▁Cub an ▁Revolution ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁foot steps ▁of ▁the ▁Serge ant ' s ▁Revol t ▁in ▁Cuba ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁similarly ▁to ▁how ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁Revolution ▁in ▁Russia ▁preced ed ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution . ▁Castro ' s ▁movement ▁sought ▁" polit ical ▁dem ocracy , ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁national ism , ▁agr arian ▁reform , ▁industrial ization , ▁social ▁security , ▁and ▁education ." ▁Similarly ▁to ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Revolution ▁removed ▁a ▁more ▁traditional , ▁hier arch ical ▁regime ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁establish ing ▁greater ▁overall ▁equality , ▁specifically ▁in ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁former ▁author itar ian ▁president ▁Ful gen