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Alejandro Castro Espín, left, Raúl Castro’s son, offers his condolences to his cousin, Antonio Castro Soto del Valle, Fidel Castro’s son, at Revolution Square in Havana on Nov. 28, 2016.
Whatever happened to Alejandro Castro Espín these years remains a mystery.
Vladimiro Roca Antúnez, the son of a prominent communist leader who grew to become a dissident and opposed Fidel Castro when few dared at the time, died on Sunday, members of the opposition and ...
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 ...
Alejandro Castro Espín (born 29 July 1965) is a Cuban political and military figure. He holds the rank of Brigadier General in the Interior Ministry of Cuba. [1] He is the only son of Raúl Castro, the former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, and Vilma Espín, one of the main leaders of the Cuban Revolution; he is a nephew of Fidel Castro.
US consul in Cuba names a new provisional president, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada, son of the Founding Father, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. September 4 A revolutionary junta led by Sergeant Fulgencio Batista seizes control of Cuba. September 10 Formation of the One Hundred Days Government, under the presidency of Dr. Ramón Grau San Martín.
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."
The holdiay known as the "Triumph of the Revolution" (Spanish: Triunfo de la Revolución), also known as Liberation Day (Spanish: Día de la Liberación), is a celebration in Cuba of the anniversary of the victory of the revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1959 which established the present government in Cuba. The holiday is celebrated on January ...