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RaĂșl Castro, 2013
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RaĂșl Castro

head of state of Cuba
Also known as: RaĂșl Modesto Castro Ruz
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Daniel P. Erikson
Senior Associate for U.S. Policy and Director of Caribbean Programs, Inter-American Dialogue, Washington, D.C. Coeditor of Transforming Socialist Economies: Lessons for Cuba and Beyond.
Daniel P. Erikson
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RaĂșl Castro (born June 3, 1931, HolguĂ­n province, Cuba) is a Cuban politician and revolutionary who served as head of state of Cuba (acting president of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers, 2006–08; president of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers, 2008–18) and defense minister (1959–2006) and who played a pivotal role in the 26th of July Movement, which brought his brother Fidel Castro to power in 1959. The...

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