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Fidel Castro

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (  born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban politician, socialist revolutionary, and former political leader of the country.  As the primary leader of the Cuban Revolution, Castro served as the Prime Minister of Cuba from February 1959 to December 1976, and then as the President of the Council of State of Cuba and the President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba until his resignation from the office in February 2008. He served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011. In 2006, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Raúl Castro, who is the current President of the Councils of State and Ministers, and who previously served under Fidel as Minister of Defence from 1959 to 2008. While studying law at the University of Havana, he began his political career and became a recognized figure in Cuban politics. His political career continued with nationalist critiques of the president, Fulgencio Batista, and of the United States' political and corporate influence in Cuba. He gained an ardent, but limited, following and also drew the attention of the authorities.  He eventually led the failed 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks, after which he was captured, tried, incarcerated, and later released. He then traveled to Mexico to organize and train for an invasion of Cuba to overthrow Batista's government, which began in December 1956. Castro subsequently came to power as a result of the Cuban Revolution, which overthrew the US-backed  dictatorship of Batista,  and shortly thereafter became Prime Minister of Cuba.  In 1965 he became First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, and led the transformation of Cuba into a one-party socialist republic. In 1976 he became President of the Council of State as well as of the Council of Ministers. He also held the supreme military rank of Comandante en Jefe ("Commander in Chief") of the Cuban armed forces. Following intestinal surgery from an undisclosed digestive illness believed to have been diverticulitis,  Castro transferred his responsibilities to the First Vice-President, his younger brother Raúl Castro, on July 31, 2006. On February 19, 2008, five days before his mandate was to expire, he announced he would neither seek nor accept a new term as either president or commander-in-chief.  On February 24, 2008, the National Assembly elected Raúl Castro to succeed him as the President of Cuba.  Castro is currently most active in commenting on world affairs, commonly in the form of his regularly published Reflections, articles offering his view on world events from US foreign policy to global warming. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fidel Castro, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Aug 13, 1926 In Cuba
Movie/TV Credits:
84
First Appeared:
In the series The Ed Sullivan Show 1948-06-20
Latest Project:
Movie The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes 2022-04-27
Known For
Poster of Cuba and the Cameraman
Poster of Two Meetings and a Funeral
Poster of Fidel Castro: America's Nemesis
Poster of General Assembly
Filmography
Movie The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes Self (archive footage) 2022-04-27
Movie Rat Pack Self (archive footage) 2022-01-11
Movie Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Self (archive footage) 2021-07-02
Movie Wasp Network Self (archive footage) 2020-01-29
Movie I Am Jackie O Self (archive footage) 2020-11-26
Movie 537 Votes Self (archive footage) 2020-10-21
Movie Chop Chop Chang: Operation C.H.I.M.P Himself 2019-01-11
Movie Amérique latine, l'année de tous les dangers Self (archive footage) 2019-03-15
Movie The Irishman Self (archive footage) 2019-11-01
Movie Laboratory Greece Self (archive footage) 2019-12-08
Series Bobby Kennedy for President Self (archive footage) 2018-04-27
Movie Karl Marx und seine Erben Self (archive footage) 2018-04-28
Movie Another Day of Life Himself (archive footage) 2018-10-26
Movie Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century Self (archive footage) 2018-06-15
Movie Nobody Himself 2017-01-13
Movie Angola: The War Himself - President of Cuba (archive footage) 2017-06-01
Movie Elián himself 2017-04-21
Movie El Che Self (archive footage) 2017-09-01
Movie Cuba and the Cameraman Self 2017-09-08
Movie Two Meetings and a Funeral 2017-06-07
Movie Fidel Castro: America's Nemesis Himself (Archive Footage) 2016-11-28
Movie Laissez-faire Self (archive footage) 2015-01-30
Movie Ethel Self (archive footage) 2012-01-20
Movie Castro in Winter Himself 2012-02-03
Movie The Man Who Saved the World Self (archive footage) 2012-10-22
Movie 7 Days in Havana Self (segment "Diary of a Beginner") (archive footage) 2012-04-05
Movie The Mayor 2012-08-18
Movie Santiago Files Self (archive footage) 2011-09-23
Movie Memories of Overdevelopment 2011-11-26
Movie The Kennedy Detail Self (archive footage) 2010-12-02
Movie The Inconclusive Independence Self (archive footage) 2010-01-05
Movie Being Fidel Castro Himself (archive footage) 2010-01-19
Movie Memória Cubana Self (archive footage) 2010-09-27
Movie South of the Border Self (archive footage) 2009-09-07
Movie Did the Mob Kill JFK? Self (archive footage) 2009-11-22
Movie La Rabbia di Pasolini Self (archive footage) 2008-09-05
Movie Lejos de la isla Himself (archive footage) 2007-01-25
Movie The War on Democracy Self (archive footage) 2007-06-15
Movie Un Giorno con Fidel Himself 2007-01-01
Movie RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy Self (archive footage) 2007-11-20
Movie Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn Himself (Archive Footage) 2007-10-17
Movie Oswald's Ghost Self (archive footage) 2007-07-14
Movie Looking for Fidel Himself 2006-06-19
Movie 638 Ways to Kill Castro Self (archive footage) 2006-11-28
Movie The Adventures of Errol Flynn Self (archive footage) 2005-04-05
Movie I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth 2005-04-14
Movie Looking For Fidel Himself 2004-04-14
Movie Salvador Allende Self (archive footage) 2004-09-08
Movie Comandante Self 2003-02-14
Movie Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers Himself 2003-11-21
Movie The Fog of War Self (archive footage) 2003-12-09
Movie Jack Paar: Smart Television Self 2003-11-29
Movie Rafters Himself (archive footage) 2002-04-12
Movie Naqoyqatsi Self (archive footage) 2002-09-02
Movie The Cuban Game Himself (footage) 2001-11-23
Movie The Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files Himself (archive footage) 1999-01-01
Movie Ernesto Che Guevara - Uomo, Compagno, Amico 1995-01-01
Movie Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy Self (archive footage) 1992-01-01
Movie JFK Self (archive footage) 1991-12-20
Movie Cuba 30 Anni Dopo Himself 1990-01-01
Movie American Expose: Who Murdered JFK? Self (archive footage) 1988-11-02
Movie Fidel Racconta il Che Himself 1987-01-01
Movie Brascuba Self (archive footage) 1987-06-25
Movie The CIA's War Against Cuba 1987-01-11
Movie Chile: A Genral Record 1986-01-01
Movie Scarface Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983-12-09
Movie The Necessary War Himself 1980-01-01
Movie On Company Business Self - Prime Minister of Cuba (archive footage) 1980-04-14
Movie My Brother, Fidel Self 1977-01-01
Movie CBS Reports: The CIA's Secret Army as Himself 1977-06-10
Movie A Grin Without a Cat Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1977-11-23
Movie Waiting for Fidel Self 1975-11-14
Movie The Society of the Spectacle Self (archive footage) 1974-05-01
Movie General Idi Amin Dada Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) 1974-05-29
Movie El Diálogo de América Él mismo 1972-06-01
Movie Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000 1971-01-01
Movie Topaz Self (archive footage) 1969-12-17
Movie The Hour of the Furnaces Himself (archive footage) 1968-09-08
Movie Far from Vietnam Himself (uncredited) 1967-12-13
Movie Salut les Cubains Self (uncredited) 1963-11-26
Movie ¡Cuba Sí! Self - Cuban Politician (uncredited) 1961-12-31
Movie General Assembly Fidel Castro 1960-07-01
Movie Cuban Rebel Girls Himself (uncredited) 1959-12-25
Series The Ed Sullivan Show Unknown 1948-06-20