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| Fidel Castro |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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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