I was a man lucky enough to have discovered a political theory, a man who was caught up in the whirlpool of Cuba’s political crisis long before becoming a fully-fledged communist. Discovering Marxism was like finding a map in a forest.
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| Birth: | 13th August, 1926 |
| Nationality: | Cuban |
| Profession: | Politician, Revolutionary |
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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born in Birán, Holguin Province, Cuba. He is a Cuban communist politician and revolutionary who served as Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the Commander in Chief of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces from 1959 to 2008, and as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1961 until 2011. Politically a Marxist-Leninist, under his administration the Republic of Cuba became a one-party socialist state; industry and businesses were nationalized, and socialist reforms implemented in all areas of society.
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