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Early life and career. Youth: 1926–1947. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born out of wedlock at his father's farm on 13 August 1926. [2] . His father, Ángel Castro y Argiz, a veteran of the Spanish–American War, [3] was a migrant to Cuba from Galicia, in the northwest of Spain. [4] .
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The early life of Cuban dictator and politician Fidel Castro spans the first 26 years of his life, from 1926 to 1952. Born in Birán, Oriente Province, Castro was the illegitimate son of Ángel Castro y Argiz, a wealthy farmer and landowner, and his mistress Lina Ruz González.
May 16, 2024 · Fidel Castro (born August 13, 1926, near Birán, Cuba—died November 25, 2016, Cuba) was the political leader of Cuba (1959–2008) who transformed his country into the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere. Castro became a symbol of communist revolution in Latin America.
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Jul 26, 2019 · Jonathan Hansen, a Harvard lecturer, wrote a biography of Fidel Castro's early years, based on archival documents and interviews with Cubans who knew him. He shares his challenges and insights on accessing the Castro papers and meeting his sisters.
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Nov 26, 2016 · Fidel Castro was born in 1926 to a wealthy sugar planter. He turned to revolutionary politics as a young man. After two years in jail for mounting a failed coup, he went into exile in Mexico....
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