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Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz [a] (/ ˈ k æ s t r oʊ / KASS-troh, [6] 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, [7] from 2011 to 2021, and ...
Oct 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.
Aug 13, 2017 · Raúl Castro (1931-) is the current President of Cuba and brother of Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro. Unlike his brother, Raúl is quiet and reserved and spent most of his life in his older brother’s shadow.
Apr 16, 2021 · Raúl Castro says he is resigning as Cuban Communist Party leader, ending his family's six decades in power.
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born June 3, 1931) was the President of the Cuban Council of State [6] [7] and former head of state of Cuba. He was also Second Secretary of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Commander in Chief (Maximum General) of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, and Air Force) and is the ...
Raúl Castro, (born June 3, 1931, Holguín province, Cuba), head of state of Cuba (since 2008), defense minister, and revolutionary. Best known as the younger brother of Fidel Castro , Raúl embraced socialism as a young adult and belonged to a communist youth group.
Feb 25, 2013 · Raul Castro became Cuba's leader when his elder brother, Fidel, stepped down in 2006 to undergo intestinal surgery.
Apr 17, 2021 · HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro said Friday he is stepping down as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership that began with his brother Fidel and country’s 1959 revolution.
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (Birán, Cuba, 3 de junio de 1931) es un general y político cubano. Fue presidente del Consejo de Estado de Cuba y del Consejo de Ministros, y por tanto, presidente de la República de Cuba desde el 24 de febrero de 2008 hasta el 18 de abril de 2018, aunque desempeñaba el cargo de manera interina desde el 31 de julio de 2006. Desde abril de 2011 hasta abril de 2021, fue el primer secretario del Partido Comunista de Cuba, sucediendo a su hermano Fidel Castro.
Apr 15, 2021 · When Raul Castro announced three years ago that he would step down in 2021 as head of Cuba’s all-powerful communist party, he surely envisioned the island on firmer economic footing and the ...
