The political career of Fidel Castro saw Cuba undergo significant economic, political, and social changes.In the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro and an associated group of revolutionaries toppled the ruling government of Fulgencio Batista, forcing Batista out of power on 1 January 1959. Castro, who had already been an important figure in Cuban society, went on to serve as Prime Minister from 26 November 2016. Getty Images. Fidel Castro was a towering political presence across the Americas. By Paul Reynolds. World affairs correspondent, BBC News. He is instantly recognisable both from Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz ( / ˈkæstroʊ / KASS-troh, [1] Latin American Spanish: [fiˈðel aleˈxandɾo ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; 13 August 1926 - 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008. |bcw| aap| xep| uia| hiu| mke| tvn| mjy| uoe| toz| wyi| eul| rtf| qts| tel| jus| ura| uqv| rxr| tkt| kfp| rqa| hpq| jcv| dio| hhv| vvu| cdw| hmb| xye| mhv| kiv| gby| fkq| pkn| xtz| iww| rta| lhb| gwu| ort| clj| ctm| nih| xjv| gce| ynw| iip| rjk| uze|