Back Кастро, Фидель Abkhazian Fidel Castro Afrikaans ፊዴል ካስትሮ Amharic Fidel Castro AN Fidel Castro ANG فيدل كاسترو Arabic فيدل كاسترو ARZ ফিডেল কাষ্ট্ৰ' Assamese Fidel Castro AST Fidel Castro Aymara
Fidel Castro Ruz | |
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 Castro in 1959 during a visit to Washington, D.C. | |
| 19th Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba | |
| In office Fabuary 16, 1959 – February 24, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Osvaldo Dorticós |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Castro |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba | |
| In office July 1961 – 19 April 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz August 13, 1926 Birán, Cuba |
| Died | November 25, 2016 (aged 90) Havana, Cuba |
| Spouse(s) | Mirta Diaz-Balart (m. 1948-1955) Dalia Soto del Valle (m. 1980-2016) |
| Relations | Ángel Castro y Argiz (father) Ramón Castro Ruz (brother) Raúl Castro (brother) Juanita Castro (sister) |
| Children | 9, including Alina Fernández |
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (
audio) (August 13, 1926 – November 25, 2016)[1] was a Cuban revolutionary and politician. He was Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and President from 1976 to 2008.[2] He temporarily gave power to his brother Raúl Castro while recovering from surgery in the summer of 2006. On February 19, 2008, he announced that he would not return to power.[2] He was in power for 49 years.[3][4][5]
- ↑ "Cuba's Fidel Castro dies aged 90". BBC News. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fidel Castro: Political Leader of Cuba". Encyclopaedia Britannica. November 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Fidel Castro announces retirement, at BBC Online".
- ↑ "Mensaje del Comandante en Jefe (Spanish, original letter at Granma)".
- ↑ "Message from the Commander in Chief (English translation of the Letter, at Granma)". Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-02-19.