Raúl Castro

Raúl Castro

Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz is a Cuban politician, general, and revolutionary who served as the leader of Cuba from 2008 to 2021. He served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most senior position in the one-party communist state, from 2011 to 2021, and President of Cuba between 2008 and 2018, succeeding his brother Fidel Castro. He is still considered the de facto leader of the country by some commentators. One of the military leaders of the Cuban Revolution, Castro served as the minister of the Armed Forces from 1959 to 2008. His ministerial tenure made him the longest-serving minister of the armed forces. Castro was also a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba, the highest decision-making body, from 1965 until 2021. Because of his brother's illness, Castro became the acting president of the Council of State in a temporary transfer of power from 31 July 2006.

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• Entity:  Infobox

• Born:  Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz, June 3, 1931, Birán, Oriente, Cuba
• Age:  95 Years
• Political party:  26Th Of July Movement (1953–1962), United Party Of The Socialist Revolution (1962–1965), Communist Party (1965–Present)
• Spouse(s):  Vilma Espín
• Children:  4, Including Mariela And Alejandro
• Mother:  Lina Ruz González
• Father:  Ángel Castro Y Argiz
• Relatives:  Fidel Castro (Brother), Ramón Castro Ruz (Brother), Juanita Castro (Sister), Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart (Nephew), Alina Fernández (Niece)
• President:  Himself, Miguel Díaz-Canel
• Deputy:  José Ramón Machado Ventura
• Preceded by:  Fidel Castro
• Succeeded by:  Miguel Díaz-Canel
• Born:  03 June 1931
• Wikidata description:  Former First Secretary Of The Communist Party Of Cuba
• Wikidata label:  Raúl Castro
• Wikidata aliases:  Raúl Castro, Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz, Raúl Castro Ruz

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