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Castro

[ kas-troh; Spanish kahs-traw ]

noun

  1. Ci·pri·a·no [sip-ree-, ah, -noh, see-p, r, ee-, ah, -naw], 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
  2. Fidel [fi-, del, fee-, thel], Fidel Castro Ruz, 1926–2016, Cuban revolutionary and political leader: prime minister 1959–76 and president 1976–2008.
  3. Raúl [rah-, ool], Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz, born 1931, Cuban revolutionary and political leader: minister of defense 1959–2008 and president 2008–2018.


Castro

/ ˈkæstrəʊ; ˈkastro /

noun

  1. CastroFidel1927MCubanPOLITICS: revolutionaryPOLITICS: presidentPOLITICS: head of state Fidel (fɪˈdɛl; Spanish fiˈðɛl). full name Fidel Castro Ruz. born 1927, Cuban revolutionary and statesman: led the communist overthrow of the Batista dictatorship in 1959; prime minister (1959–76), president (1976–2008)


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But there is a big twist in this story that has left both Grace Castro and Lozoya frustrated and grasping for more answers.

He also was working to recruit Castro as a driver for a drug load.

But even though he has been disappeared, Castro is not forgotten.

But they [Castro and Chito] must have been talking business.

That is a reality that still eats at Grace Castro and Yvonne Lozoya.

One was to the deanship, of Santiago de Castro, a sick man who has not left his house for more than three years.

She produced the tragedy of Agnes de Castro in her 17th year, which was followed by several others.

The governor, Francisco Castro de Moraes, made no attempt to stop him until his arrival at the city.

The torch still waved, and Jose Castro stormed and raved at the men in the boats.

I've mushed in Alaska and fought against Castro in Venezuela.

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CastriesCastro, Fidel