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Raúl Castro

former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba

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Raúl Castro was the former leader of Cuba's Communist Party, holding the position of First Secretary. His role as head of the party made him one of the most powerful political figures in Cuba for many years.

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Born: 1930
Works: 12

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born 3 June 1931) is the current President of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers of Cuba. The younger brother of former leader Fidel Castro, he is also First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, and Air Force). On 31 July…

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El día más largo2011
South of the Border — Self2009
8A — Self1993
Informe especial — Self (archive footage)1984
The Necessary War — Himself1980
Get Mean — Gypsy in Tavern (uncredited)1975
Chato's Land — Mexican Scout

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Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban politician, general, and revolutionary who 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 critics.

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.