Historical Figure

Raúl Castro

President of Cuba from 2008 to 2018

About Raúl Castro

Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz 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.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Revolution1953 CE – 1959 CE

Cuban Revolution

Fidel Castro led a guerrilla campaign from the Sierra Maestra mountains that overthrew the US-backed Batista dictatorship on January 1, 1959, establishing a socialist state 90 miles from Florida.