Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (/ˈkæstroʊ/ KASS-troh, Latin American Spanish: [fiˈðel aleˈxandɾo ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban... 236 KB (27,916 words) - 15:50, 3 May 2024 |
Fidel Castro proclaimed himself to be "a socialist, and Marxist–Leninist". As a Marxist–Leninist, Castro believed strongly in converting Cuba, and the... 18 KB (2,057 words) - 00:30, 28 March 2024 |
(CIA) made numerous unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro. There were also attempts by Cuban exiles, sometimes in cooperation with... 20 KB (2,275 words) - 21:04, 3 May 2024 |
2008 and 2018, succeeding his brother Fidel Castro. One of the military leaders of the Cuban Revolution, Castro served as the minister of the Armed Forces... 52 KB (4,743 words) - 18:58, 2 May 2024 |
During his life, Fidel Castro had a fascination with dairy products that has been described as an obsession. Due to this, he tried to develop the Cuban... 7 KB (868 words) - 21:56, 27 April 2024 |
Cuban Revolution (redirect from Fidel Castro's revolution) Batista as head of state. After failing to contest Batista in court, Fidel Castro organized an armed attack on the Cuban military's Moncada Barracks on... 117 KB (14,051 words) - 01:04, 28 April 2024 |
political career of Fidel Castro saw Cuba undergo significant economic, political, and social changes. In the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro and an associated... 84 KB (10,586 words) - 06:38, 2 May 2024 |
revolutionary and politician Fidel Castro took part in the Cuban Revolution from 1953 to 1959. Following on from his early life, Castro decided to fight for the... 43 KB (5,975 words) - 20:22, 9 May 2023 |
Family Jewels (Central Intelligence Agency) (section Mafia involvement in assassination attempts on Fidel Castro) two articles on CIA-backed assassination attempts on Cuban dictator Fidel Castro Physical surveillance of Michael Getler, then a Washington Post reporter... 16 KB (1,689 words) - 17:29, 4 March 2024 |
Bay of Pigs Invasion (category Fidel Castro) Democratic Revolutionary Front (DRF), consisting of Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution, clandestinely financed and directed by the U.S. government... 148 KB (18,581 words) - 21:41, 3 May 2024 |
Bautista Castro y Argiz (5 December 1875 – 21 October 1956) was a Spanish-born Cuban farmer and businessman who was the father of Cuban leaders Fidel, Raúl... 11 KB (1,512 words) - 15:55, 3 May 2024 |
as the Special Period. In 2008, Fidel Castro retired after 49 years; Raúl Castro was elected his successor. Raúl Castro retired as president in 2018 and... 275 KB (26,095 words) - 23:15, 2 May 2024 |
225. Fidel Castro was the party's First Secretary (or leader) since its inception while Raúl Castro was the Second Secretary. Upon Fidel Castro's 2008... 29 KB (2,393 words) - 19:02, 3 May 2024 |
three brothers — Ramón, Fidel, and Raúl — and three sisters — Angelita, Emma, and Agustina. Lina Ruz González was Ángel Castro's cook; he was married to... 12 KB (1,127 words) - 10:34, 22 December 2023 |
Salyut 2 (section Fidel Castro tour) the Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev brought Fidel Castro to the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre. Fidel Castro was photographed inside both the Soyuz docking... 9 KB (742 words) - 18:30, 7 December 2023 |
Fidel Castro (1926–2016) was a communist revolutionary leader of Cuba. Fidel Castro may also refer to: Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart (1949–2018), Cuban nuclear... 670 bytes (110 words) - 13:59, 27 November 2023 |
Operation Mongoose (category Opposition to Fidel Castro) from the attacks. The removal of the Castro government was a prime focus of the Kennedy administration. Fidel Castro's ascent to power had been watched by... 92 KB (12,450 words) - 20:17, 2 May 2024 |
the dictator Fulgencio Batista by the 26th of July Movement, led by Fidel Castro, during the 1953–1959 Cuban Revolution. The new government aligned with... 159 KB (19,036 words) - 20:33, 13 April 2024 |
Batista was overthrown following the Cuban Revolution, his successor Fidel Castro banned U.S. investment in the country, putting an end to the Mafia's... 127 KB (12,732 words) - 18:03, 1 May 2024 |
widespread resistance. For two years (December 1956 – December 1958) Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement and other rebelling elements led an urban- and... 62 KB (7,067 words) - 18:38, 2 May 2024 |
religious views of Fidel Castro are a matter of public interest. According to The Washington Post, former president of Cuba Fidel Castro's letters from prison... 9 KB (1,065 words) - 09:07, 4 April 2024 |
Eduardo Chibás (section Comparisons to Fidel Castro) sepulcher, prune flowers left by devotees, and sweep the surrounding area." Fidel Castro had a statue erected of the leader in Santiago de Cuba. A nine-point... 12 KB (1,588 words) - 08:22, 20 January 2024 |
Economy of Cuba (section Post-Fidel Castro reforms) Jersey (Esso), Texaco, and Royal Dutch Shell.: 39 On 3 March 1959, Fidel Castro seized control of the Cuban Telephone Company, which was a subsidiary... 86 KB (9,623 words) - 07:05, 12 April 2024 |