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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 ...
Raúl Castro was born in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico on June 12, 1916. [2] Castro was one of fourteen children born to his father Francisco Dominguez Castro, a deep sea diver in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California and later a miner in Cananea, and mother Rosario Acosta, who had a third grade education but taught her husband to read and write. [2]
Castro's funeral procession passing through Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba. Castro died in Havana on the night of 25 November 2016. [383] [384] The cause of death was not disclosed. [385] His brother, President Raúl Castro, confirmed the news in a brief speech: "The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 22:29 this evening."
Raul Castro steps down as secretary-general of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most powerful position in the country. President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who represents a younger generation, will take over.
Whatever happened to Alejandro Castro Espín these years remains a mystery.
President Barack Obama extended a "hand of friendship" to Cuba in a statement Saturday morning after the death of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Castro's death was expected in South Florida, with media and governments expecting and hoping that it would cause chaotic celebrations and regime change plans. The city of Miami had planned to open the Miami Orange Bowl for celebrations; schools might have dismissed early; and police and government officials might have blocked boat piers to ...
July 26 – Fidel Castro was present at the 53rd anniversary celebrations of the assault on Moncada Barracks.Prior to that, Castro had just returned from a visit to a Mercosur summit in Córdoba, Argentina, which included a confrontation with a group of journalists over the issue of providing a visa for Cuban dissident Dr. Hilda Molina, as well as a visit to Che Guevara's childhood home. [8]