Raúl Castro
| 1931-06-03 |
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born 1931) is a Cuban politician, general, and revolutionary. He served as President of Cuba from 2008 to 2018 and as first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 2011 to 2021, succeeding his brother Fidel Castro. A military leader of the Cuban Revolution, he was Minister of the Armed Forces from 1959 to 2008, the longest-serving minister in that role.
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