What they have in common is the fact that they played important roles in gaining their countries independence from Spain. Marti was instrumental in Cuba's independence and Aguinado in the Philippines' Francisco "Pancho" Villa was a revolutionary who rebelled against the Mexican government. He eventually captured the city of Juarez in 1911. Jose Marti was a revolutionary who led the people of Cuba to fight for their independence. Emilio Aguinaldo wanted independence for the Philippines from the United States.
The main reason why revolution swept so many African nations following their independence from European rule was because there was a giant power vacuum that needed to be filled--usually by a dictator.
