Fidel Castro - Wikipedia
WEBFidel 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.
Fidel Castro | Biography, Cause of Death, Brother, & Facts
WEBSep 29, 2024 · 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 symbol of communist revolution in Latin America.
Fidel Castro ‑ Assassination Attempts & Facts - HISTORY
WEBNov 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 1959.
Fidel Castro, Cuba's leader of revolution, dies at 90 - BBC
WEBNov 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...
Fidel Castro, who defied US for 50 years, dies at 90 in Cuba
WEBNov 26, 2016 · Fidel Castro, who led his bearded rebels to victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half-century of rule in Cuba, has died at age 90.
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies | CNN
WEBNov 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. Castro’s brother and the nation’s President ...
Fidel Castro: 1926-2016 - The New York Times
WEBNov 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 ...
Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90
WEBNov 26, 2016 · Fidel 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 ...
How Fidel Castro changed Cuba: a small island at the centre of …
WEBLate on November 25 2016, it was announced that one of the last remaining iconic political figures of the 20th century, Fidel Castro Ruz, had died.
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro Dies At Age 90 : NPR
WEBNov 26, 2016 · Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has died at age 90, according to Cuban state media, confirms NPR. Castro, who took power in the Cuban Revolution in 1959, led his country for nearly 50 years.