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19/04/2011 Castro resigns

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Fidel Castro Resigns From Communist Party Leadership in Cuba

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Fidel Castro - Military Leader & President | Mini Bio | BIO

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Cuba - Fidel Castro retires / Raul Castro becomes President

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Fidel Castro: Hero Or Villain?

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Fidel Castro Interview With Barbara Walters

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008. In 2011, Castro resigned from the Communist Party central committee thus stepping down as party leader. His brother Raúl was selected as his successor.