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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 President of Cuba ...
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 16, 2021 · Raúl Castro says he is resigning as Cuban Communist Party leader, ending his family's six decades in power. Mr Castro, 89, told a party congress that he is handing over the leadership to a ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Raúl Castro succeeded his brother Fidel Castro as president of Cuba in 2008. Previously, he served as the country's defense minister and head of armed forces.
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...
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...
Apr 9, 2021 · Cuba’s last Castro is set to leave the political stage, as Fidel’s 89-year-old brother Raúl cedes power to a younger generation at next week’s communist party congress which must also tackle a...
Apr 17, 2021 · HAVANA (AP) — For most of his life, Raul Castro played second-string to his brother Fidel — first as a guerrilla commander, later as a senior figure in their socialist government.
Apr 16, 2021 · Raúl Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of Cuba's all-powerful Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by him and his brother, Fidel Castro, that...
Apr 16, 2021 · Raúl Castro has made it clear, he wishes to depart with others from the historic generation. He has said allowing the leadership to age has been a mistake.
