RARE He's DEAD 1959 Fidel Castro Autographed Photo at the HOTEL NACIONAL de CUBA

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RARE He's DEAD 1959 Fidel Castro Autographed Photo at the HOTEL NACIONAL de CUBA.... Many reports say he is fictitiously being kept alive by use of doubles..... CLOSE Close Fidel Castro From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This name uses Spanish naming customs ; the first or paternal family name is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Ruz .Fidel Castro Castro in front of a Havana statue of Cuban national hero José Martí in 2003. First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba In office July 1961 – April 19, 2011 Deputy Raúl Castro Preceded by Blas Roca Calderio Succeeded by Raúl Castro 15th President of Cuba In office December 2, 1976 – February 24, 2008* Prime Minister Himself Vice President Raúl Castro Preceded by Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado Succeeded by Raúl Castro 16th Prime Minister of Cuba In office February 16, 1959 – February 24, 2008 President Manuel Urrutia Lleó Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado Himself Preceded by José Miró Cardona Succeeded by Raúl Castro 7th and 23rd Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement In office September 16, 2006 – February 24, 2008 Preceded by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Succeeded by Raúl Castro In office September 10, 1979 – March 6, 1983 Preceded by Junius Richard Jayawardene Succeeded by Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Personal details Born Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz August 13, 1926 (age 86) Birán , Cuba Political party Communist Party of Cuba Spouse(s) Mirta Diaz-Balart (1948–1955) Dalia Soto del Valle (1980–present) Relations (siblings) Raúl Castro Enma CastroAgustina Castro Ramon Castro Ruz Angelita Castro Children Fidel Ángel Castro Diaz-Balart Alina Fernández-Revuelta Alexis Castro-SotoAlejandro Castro-SotoAntonio Castro-SotoAngel Castro-SotoAlex Castro-SotoJorge Angel CastroFrancisca Pupo Alma mater University of Havana Profession Lawyer Religion None Signature *Acting presidential powers were transferred to Raúl Castro from July 31, 2006. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz ( Spanish: [fiˈðel ˈkastro] ; born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban communist revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the Commander in Chief of the country's armed forces and the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011. Politically a Marxist-Leninist , under his administration the Republic of Cuba was converted into a one-party socialist state , with industry and business being nationalized under state ownership and socialist reforms implemented in all areas of society. On the international stage, he also served as the Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1979 to 1983 and 2006 to 2008.Born the illegitimate son of a wealthy farmer, Castro became involved in leftist anti-imperialist politics while studying law at the University of Havana . Involving himself in armed rebellions against right-wing governments in the Dominican Republic and Colombia, he concluded that the U.S.-backed Cuban President Fulgencio Batista , who was widely seen as a dictator, had to be overthrown; to this end he led a failed armed attack on the Moncada Barracks in 1953. Imprisoned for a year, he traveled to Mexico, and with the aid of his brother Raúl Castro and friend Che Guevara , assembled a group of revolutionaries, the 26th of July Movement . Returning with them to Cuba, he took a key role in the Cuban Revolution , leading a successful guerrilla war against Batista's forces, overthrowing him in 1959. Castro subsequently became Commander in Chief and shortly thereafter became Prime Minister. The United States was alarmed by his involvement in the overthrow of Batista and relationship with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev , implementing an economic blockade of the island. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower also ordered the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to overthrow him, which they unsuccessfully tried through multiple assassination attempts and the failed ... read more

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