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Fidel Castro
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Fidel Castro

politician

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Overview

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as prime minister from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1965 until 2011. Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party communist state; industry and business were nationalized, and socialist reforms were implemented throughout society.

Wikipedia Context

This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for Fidel Castro. Leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008

Sources

Primary source page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_Castro

Timeline

1920s
1926

Birth

Birth of Fidel Castro.

personal
2020s
2026

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career
2026

Profile Update

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