Castro
Americannoun
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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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In his 2012 autobiography "An American Son," the man oft-memed as the "viceroy" of Cuba, recounts boasting to his exiled Cuban grandfather that he would one day overthrow Fidel Castro and free Cuba.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
“She’s the tennis girly,” says Castro, 42, of Toluca Lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Fidel Castro extolled the medics as an “army of white coats” who provided free health services for the poor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The US has also levelled murder charges against Cuba's former president, Raúl Castro, who remains an influential figure on the island despite being 95 years old.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Invaders were hitting the beach at the Bay of Pigs, Castro told him.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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