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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (/ ˈ k æ s t r oʊ / KASS-troh, Latin American Spanish: [fiˈðel aleˈxandɾo ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008.
2 days ago · Fidel Castro (born August 13, 1926, near Birán, Cuba—died November 25, 2016, Cuba) was the political leader of Cuba (1959–2008) who transformed his country into the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere.
Nov 9, 2009 · Cuban leader Fidel Castro (1926-2016) established the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere after leading an overthrow of the military dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in 1959. He...
Nov 26, 2016 · The death of Fidel Castro, at age 90, will trigger complex memories in many Canadians old enough to remember then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau’s landmark 1976 visit to meet with the Cuban...
Oct 13, 2021 · Since leading the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro has become a worldwide symbol of communist revolution in Latin America, dressed in guerrilla fatigues with a Cuban cigar between his lips. Indeed, Castro oversaw a violent and immediate upheaval of Cuba’s society and economy for which he was both hated and cherished.
Castro’s biggest connection with baseball, however, was as the number one fan of Cuba’s national sport and as a kind of behind-the-scenes general manager of the national team, which had great success internationally. From his famous beard to his ubiquitous cigar, learn more about Fidel Castro.
Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Council of State, Fidel Castro died of natural causes at 22:29 ( CST) on the evening of 25 November 2016, at the age of 90.
Nov 26, 2016 · Fidel Castro, former President of Cuba and one of the world's longest serving and most recognisable leaders, has died. He was 90 years old. The news was announced by the current President of...
Nov 26, 2016 · Fidel Castro, the Cuban despot who famously proclaimed after his arrest in a failed coup attempt that history would absolve him, has died at age 90.
The former Cuban leader was revered and loathed by the people he reigned over for 47 years. Fidel Castro, who seized power in 1959 following the Cuban Revolution, will be remembered as an iconic, yet deeply-polarising, figure of the 20th Century.
