Raúl Castro | |
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| Born | Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz 3 June 1931 (age 92) Birán, Cuba |
| Political orientation | Marxism–Leninism Anti-imperialism |
| Political party | Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) |
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban Marxist–Leninist revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018.
Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother Fidel, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos, Juan Almeida Bosque and others, formed the 26th of July Movement, which overthrew Cuba's dictator Fulgencio Batista and established a dictatorship of the proletariat. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and an embargo by the United States of America and the overthrow of the Soviet Union, which had stifled the economy. Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and Miguel Díaz-Canel has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.
On May 1, 2019, Castro received the Lenin Prize from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.[1][2]
Raúl Castro had also helped to promote peace between FARC and the Colombian government.[3]
- ↑ Leticia Martínez Hernández (2019-05-02). "Raúl awarded Lenin Prize" Granma. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ↑ Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov (2019-05-03). "Raúl awarded the Lenin Prize for his exceptional contribution to the construction of socialism" Granma. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ↑ "Miguel Diaz-Canel elected as Cuba's new president, vows continuity of socialism" (2018-04-20). People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2023-09-13.