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- NAME: Fidel Castro
- OCCUPATION: Military Leader, World Leader
- BIRTH DATE: c. August 13, 1926
- EDUCATION: El Colegio de Belen, University of Havana
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Birán, Cuba
- Full Name: Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
- Full Name: Fidel Castro
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Marxist Cuban political leader Fidel Castro helped lead the Cuban Revolution, and served as president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008.
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CIA and a Cuban brigade planned an invasion on Castro and Cuba, but the plan quickly unravelled.
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A brief history of the Cuban Revolution and the rise of Fidel Castro.
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Fidel Castro claimed that he had actually resigned the post five years earlier.
In his retirement, Castro has taken to writing a column about his experiences and opinions, called "Reflections of Fidel." From mid-November to early January of 2012, however, Castro failed to publish any columns. This sudden silence sparked rumors that Castro had taken a turn for the worse. But these stories soon proved to be unfounded,
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as Castro put out a flurry of articles later that January.
While he may not be involved in the day-to-day affairs of running Cuba, Castro wields enormous political power at home and abroad. He continues to meet with foreign leaders, such as Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2012, during their visits to Cuba. Even Pope Benedict arranged a special audience with Castro at the end of his trip in March 2012, seeking to obtain greater religious freedom for Catholics living in the communist nation.
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