Fidel Castro
(1926-2016)
Cuban politician and revolutionary
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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban politician and revolutionary 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. 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.
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Fidel Alejandro Castro Rúz 13 August 1926 Biran, Holguin Province, Cuba
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25 November 2016 (aged 90) Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart 1st child with Mirta Diaz-Balart Male b. 1 Sep 1949 d. 1 Feb 2018 · Age: 68 (at death) · 1949-2018 · first son of the Cuban leader Fidel Castro
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