Castro
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Cipriano 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
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Fidel Fidel Castro Ruz, 1926–2016, Cuban revolutionary and political leader: prime minister 1959–76 and president 1976–2008.
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Raúl Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz, born 1931, Cuban revolutionary and political leader: minister of defense 1959–2008 and president 2008–2018.
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US officials also brought an indictment against former president Raul Castro, in a case that dates back to 1996.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
Desperate for hard currency after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Castro reluctantly embraced tourism as a lifeline.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
After Roberts and a trainer checked on Sheehan, the right-hander stayed in and gave up a run on a single to right field by Willi Castro to tie the score.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Every viewer of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” must draw their own conclusions about Brutus and Marc Antony; so too with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
The next step was to get the pills to the Cuban capital of Havana, where Rosselli had a contact who knew a waiter at a restaurant where Castro often dined.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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