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Fidel Castro
Even though he resigned in 2008, Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 - 25 November 2016) has been the major political figure in Cuba until his last day.
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The guerilla years
When Batista took over the country in 1953, Fidel Castro became a fierce oponent.He led a guerilla war in the Sierra Maestra and overthrew Batista in 1958. Castro assumed military and political power. He formed a military alliance with the Soviet Union.
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El comandante
Known as "Lider maximo" he has been ruling the country according to a Marxist-Leninist model of development and has become a legendary champion of anti-imperialism and anti-capitalism.
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