Fidel
Americannoun
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It isn’t a household name like Fidel Castro or Che Guevara and is unlikely to register even with those who have visited the island.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
He had a Clark Gable pencil mustache, raced sailboats, cavorted with the late communist leader Fidel Castro in Cuba, and at one point married Academy Award-winning actress and activist Jane Fonda.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Oscar Perez-Oliva Fraga, the son of Fidel and Raul Castro's elder sister, was promoted to deputy prime minister in October.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The vessel, dubbed "Granma 2.0" after the boat in which Fidel Castro returned to Cuba to launch the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s, delivered solar panels, medicines, baby formula, bicycles and food.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Foreign policy aide Oleg Troyanovsky, who was spending the night at the Kremlin, called to say a letter from Fidel Castro had just come in, a truly unhinged message.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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