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Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (⫽ ˈ k æ s t r oʊ ⫽ KASS-troh, Latin American Spanish: [raˈul moˈðesto ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban retired politician and general who served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most senior position in the one-party communist state, from 2011 to 2021, and ...
May 30, 2024 · Raul Castro, head of state of Cuba (acting president, 2006–08; president, 2008–18), defense minister (1959–2006), and revolutionary who played a pivotal role in the 26th of July Movement, which brought his brother Fidel Castro to power in 1959. As president, he introduced economic reforms.
Apr 2, 2014 · (1931-) Who Is Raúl Castro? As a young man, Raúl Castro became interested in politics and joined a socialist youth group. In the late 1950s, he participated in the revolution that brought his...
Apr 16, 2021 · Raúl Castro, 89, ends his family's six decades in power and hands over the leadership to a younger generation. His successor is expected to be Miguel Díaz-Canel, who took over as president in 2018.
Apr 16, 2021 · Raúl Castro has stepped down as first secretary of Cuba's Communist Party. The move means that for the first time in more than five decades, the party - which has ruled the island...
Feb 25, 2013 · Raul Castro has played a central role in Cuban history for more than half a century. Raul Castro became Cuba's leader when his elder brother, Fidel, stepped down in 2006 to...
The younger Castro, now 89, formally announced Friday that he would step down as first secretary of the island’s Communist Party, leaving the Caribbean nation without a Castro in an official position of command for the first time since the earliest days of the revolution that took power more than six decades ago.
