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Birthday
August 13, 1926
Day of Death
2016-11-25
(90 years old)
Place of Birth
Birán, Cuba
Also Known As
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Cuba 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 1961 until 2011.
Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party communist state; industry and business were nationalized, and state socialist reforms were implemented throughout society. Born in Birán, Oriente, the son of a wealthy Spanish farmer, Castro adopted leftist and anti-imperialist ideas while studying law at the University of Havana. After participating in rebellions against right-wing governments in the Dominican Republic and Colombia, he planned the overthrow of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista, launching a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks in 1953.
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RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy
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Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
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Oswald's Ghost
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The War on Democracy
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