Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz [a] (/ ˈ k æ s t r oʊ / KASS-troh; [1] 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.

Mar 21, 2025 · 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. Castro became a …

Nov 9, 2009 · Fidel Castro was a communist revolutionary who established the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere after leading an overthrow of the military dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in...

Apr 3, 2014 · Fidel Castro orchestrated the Cuban Revolution and was the head of Cuba's government until 2008.

Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz [a] (/ ˈ k æ s t r oʊ / KASS-troh; [6] Latin American Spanish: [raˈul moˈðesto ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban retired politician and general who served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most senior position in the one-party communist state, [7] from 2011 to 2021, and ...

Nov 26, 2016 · Cuba's former president Fidel Castro, one of the world's longest-serving and most iconic leaders, has died aged 90. His younger brother and successor as president Raul Castro announced the news...

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.

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.

Nov 26, 2016 · Mr. Castro, the fiery apostle of revolution who brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere in 1959 and then defied the United States for nearly half a century as Cuba’s maximum leader ...

Apr 15, 2025 · Cuban Revolution - Fidel Castro, Batista, Uprising: Hundreds of people linked to the Batista government were put to death by revolutionary courts. For financing, Castro turned to expropriation, forced lending, heavier taxation, exchange control, …