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| | Fidel Castro |
 | | Castro is an atheist and has not been a practicing Roman Catholic since his childhood. | | | The son of Ángel Castro y Argiz, an immigrant from Galicia, Spain, and his cook Lina Ruz González, Castro was educated at Jesuit schools, including the preparatory school Colegio Belén in Havana. | | | Castro continues to provide assistance to revolutionary groups in Latin America, but in recent years he has worked increasingly with political allies in the region elected through the ballot box, such as Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. |
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http://www.worldslastchance.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Fidel_Castro
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| | FIDEL CASTRO |
| | Fidel Castro was born August 13, 1926 in Oriente province, in eastern Cuba, to a prosperous landowning family. | | | Castro planned to run for Congress, but on March 10, 1952, Fulgencio Batista, military strongman in Cuba since 1933, overthrew the constitutional government. | | | With a multi-class base, the populist nature of the revolution meant that the Cuban bourgeoisie identified Fidel Castro with a return to constitutional rule, and the reaffirmation of civil and political rights. |
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http://www.soc.duke.edu/~nvaldes/Cuba/fidel.htm
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| | Fidel Castro |
| | Fidel Castro, the illegitimate son of a successful Creole sugar plantation owner, was born in Cuba in 1926. | | | Castro suffered great embarrassment when his own daughter sough asylum in the United States in 1994. | | | He was a rebellious boy and at the age of thirteen helped to organize a strike of sugar workers on his father's plantation. |
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| | Castro, Fidel on Encyclopedia.com |
| | CASTRO, FIDEL [Castro, Fidel] (Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz), 1926-, Cuban revolutionary, premier of Cuba (1959-76), president of the Council of State and of the Council of Ministers (1976-). | | | As a student leader and lawyer, Castro opposed the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar. | | | Cuban Leader Fidel CASTRO made his first visit to France on the invitation of President Francois MITTERRAND and his wife Mme Danielle MITTERRAND.It is a three day, non Sta (PAR58113) |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/c/castro-f1.asp
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| | American Experience Fidel Castro People & Events PBS |
| | Fidel Castro came of age in a remote region of Cuba dominated by two sugar mills, the Preston and the Boston, owned by the United Fruit Company, a symbol of American dominance in Latin America. | | | In 1948, Fidel Castro married Mirta Díaz Balart, the daughter of a lawyer for the United Fruit Company. | | | Once he entered the University of Havana, Castro came in contact with the writings of nationalist professors who believed Cuba's destiny had been thwarted by the intervention of the United States. |
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/castro/peopleevents/p_castro.html
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| | CNN Cold War - Profile: Fidel Castro Ruz |
| | Although Castro has never held an open election, many scholars argue that during the early years of his regime, he could have won one. | | | Born into a large, prosperous Cuban farming family in Mayari, near Brian, Cuba, on August 13, 1926 or 1927, Castro attended Jesuit schools and later studied law in Havana. | | | Having received widespread support from numerous Cubans because of his promises to restore the 1940 constitution, pursue a moderate program and respect civil liberties, Castro quickly disappointed many sympathizers with his radical policies after 1960. |
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http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/castro
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| | Fidel Castro falls after speech, breaking knee and causing hairline fracture in arm |
| | Castro's designated successor has long been his younger brother, 73-year-old Defense Minister Raul Castro, who fought with him in the Cuban revolution that overthrew President Fulgencio Batista on Jan. 1, 1959. | | | Fidel Castro falls after speech, breaking knee and causing hairline fracture in arm | | | A medical examination early Thursday confirmed that Castro suffered a broken left knee and a hairline fracture in his upper right arm, said an official notice read early Thursday on state television. |
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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/10/21/international0937EDT0520.DTL
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| | FrontPage magazine.com :: Monster by Humberto Fontova |
| | A court martial had found Ochoa guilty of, "Corruption and dishonest use of economic resources," of "departing from the principles of the Revolution" and of "committing grave moral and legal violations of socialist law." The official charge was drug smuggling, and Ochoa was almost certainly guilty. | | | The off-duty Caral sat on his doorstep with his 5 year old son on his knee when Fidel Castro approached and shot him point-blank in the chest. | | | This incorporates more members into Castro's criminal organization, more members to resist desperately any overthrow of the system with the consequent settling of accounts. |
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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=18739
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| | Critics Assail Fidel Castro's 'Sickening' Grip on Hollywood Celebs -- 12/17/2002 |
| | Another key factor in Castro's appeal to Hollywood is his "machismo" or sex appeal, according to Medved. | | | Filmmaker Steven Spielberg visited Cuba and met with Castro in November and dined with the dictator until the early morning hours. | | | Model Naomi Campbell declared that Castro was "a source of inspiration to the world." |
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http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=\Nation\archive\200212\NAT20021217a.html
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| | Amazon.com: Biography - Fidel Castro (1996) : Video |
| | One of his confidants testifies that Castro adopted an anti-American stance because he knew that it would tap into the deep resentment that the Cuban people had against their powerful neighbor to the north. | | | Watch him sing "I'm a Yankee-Doodle-Dandy" and soft shoe on the top of his desk during a meeting with his ministers and assorted foreign diplomats. | | | This would include a removal of the embargo and a restoration of full diplomatic relations. |
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| | Fidel Castro - Wikimedia Commons |
| | Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) has led Cuba since 1959, when, leading the 26th of July Movement, he helped overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista and turn Cuba into the first Socialist state in the Western Hemisphere. | | | He held the title of premier until 1976, when he became president of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers. | | | Fidel Castro, president of Cuba, at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, 1960 Sept. 22 |
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| | Fidel Castro - Wikiquote |
| | Fidel Alejandro Castro Rúz (born 13 August 1926) Cuban head of state since 1959, when, leading the 26th of July Movement, he helped overthrow the government of Fulgencio Batista turning Cuba into the first socialist state in the Western Hemisphere. | | | He held the title of premier until 1976, when he became president of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers. | | | Speech made by Castro on February 2, 2005 |
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| | Castro called himself Prime Minister from 1959-1976, and has called himself President since. | | | Like many bastards, Fidel became a lawyer when he grew up. | | | He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, but a public groundswell called out for amnesty. |
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| | Castro (Ruz), Fidel Alejandro - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Castro (Ruz), Fidel Alejandro |
| | Raúl Castro was appointed minister of armed forces. | | | Of wealthy parentage, Castro was educated at Jesuit schools and, after studying law at the University of Havana, gained a reputation through his work for poor clients. | | | Castro opposed the Batista dictatorship, and took part, with his brother Raúl, in an unsuccessful attack on the army barracks at Santiago de Cuba in 1953, but was arrested and imprisoned until 1955. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Castro+(Ruz),+Fidel+Alejandro
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| | Amazon.com: The Real Fidel Castro: Books: Leycester Coltman |
| | Former British Ambassador to Cuba Leycester Coltman provides an exhaustively researched history of Castro and reveals a man constantly driven by passion, usually able to lead by force of personality, and possessed of a subtle ability to shift his politics in order to maintain an advantage. | | | Others point to a revolutionary leader who has adhered to Marxist-Leninist principles while being popular enough at home to outlast nine American presidents. | | | In July 1992 Fidel Castro, then aged sixty-four, visited for the first time the small stone house where his father was born, in the north-west of Spain. |
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| | CNN.com - Castro: U.S. hasn't responded to Katrina offer - Sep 5, 2005 |
| | At that time, Castro said he would not accept help from Washington because of the U.S. trade embargo against his country. | | | The United States has no diplomatic relations with Cuba. | | | Castro has named the Cuban rescue team the Henry Reeve Brigade in honor of an American who fought with Cuba's rebel forces during the Cuban War of Independence against Spain that began in 1895. |
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/09/05/katrina.cuba
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| | Castro - Opinion Poll: When Will Fidel Castro Fall? |
| | See what other voters have said about the timing of Fidel Castro's fall. | | | Welcome to the Castro Valley Library - Alameda County Library | | | Miguel Castro's blog about.NET and its effect on National Security, the Eco-system, and his daughter's sleeping patterns. |
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| | Waiting For Fidel (DVD) - Fidel Castro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.. |
| | IPA : [fidel alexandro kastro rus] ; born August 13, 1926) has been the ruler of Cuba since 1959, when, leading the 26th of July Movement, he overthrew the regime of... | | | Director praises Fidel, blasts Bush in Spain Oliver Stone says president 'will go down in history as one of the great baddies' | | | This database includes speeches, interviews, etc., by Fidel Castro from 1959 to 1996. |
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http://www.hotdealsrock.com/hot/waiting-for-fidel-dvd-3165544-osk
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| | Catherine Seipp on Castro on National Review Online |
| | I asked Bosch, who was born in Cuba and has done several American Experience documentaries about U.S. presidents, whether she sees Castro as a better or a worse man than he's generally depicted in the media. | | | The latest sign that PBS may be indeed moving away from reflexive lefty politics is its hardheaded and compelling new documentary Fidel Castro, which premieres Jan. 31 and is the first non-American biography in the network’s American Experience series. | | | Veteran documentarian Adriana Bosch clearly shows the appeal of a charismatic revolutionary like Castro to a populace suffering from the oppressive Batista regime, but refuses to sentimentalize the cigar-smoking, iconic leader they got as a replacement. |
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| | Fidel Castro: Tutte le informazioni su Fidel Castro su Encyclopedia.it |
| | Castro consolidò il controllo della nazione nazionalizzando ulteriormente l'industria, confiscando i beni di proprietà straniera, collettivizzando l'agricoltura, ed emanando politiche che beneficiassero i lavoratori. | | | Castro denunciò Batista in tribunale, di violazione della costituzione, ma la sua petizione venne rifiutata. | | | Un evidente culto della personalità si è sviluppato attorno a Castro, nonostante i suoi personali tentativi di scoraggiarlo. |
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| | Urban Legends Reference Pages: Sports (Fidel Castro) |
| | Fidel, an outstanding left-handed pitcher, tried out for the Washington Senators in the late 40's but was rejected. | | | The archly humorous detail of Castro's having a tryout with the Washington Senators (making him a 'Senator' in America's capital city) or the New York Yankees (installing him as a 'Yankee' in the | | | Future Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was once given a tryout by the Washington Senators baseball team. |
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| | BBC NEWS Americas Castro mocks Parkinson's report |
| | Cuban President Fidel Castro has portrayed as wishful thinking reports from the United States that he is suffering from Parkinson's Disease. | | | He is now 79 and his occasional brief lapses in concentration during speeches do heighten the speculation. | | | CIA experts made the diagnosis after analysing his public appearances. |
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| | Castro's crimes |
| | First, his regime has had the longest serving political prisoner in world history: over 28 years. | | | Their principle aim is to "defend the country, the Revolution and Socialism in all circumstances, by confronting and liquidating any sign of counter-revolution or crime." Trying to leave Cuba without government sanction is a criminal offense punishable by prison. | | | In 1959 Cuba had 337 hospitals in 1989 the number had decreased to 264. |
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| | Fidel Castro (I) |
| | Fidel Castro Ruz was the fifth of nine children born to Angel Castro,... | | | Find where Fidel Castro is credited alongside another name | | | You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. |
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| | A Visit With Castro |
| | At the same time, the relentless US blockade at the behest, so it appeared, of a defeated class of exploiters who had never had a problem with the previous dictatorship seemed to be something other than a principled democratic resistance. | | | What emerged once the smoke had cleared finally turned into something different, of course, and if I chose not to forget the background causes of the Castro revolution, the repressiveness of his one-man government was still grinding away at my sympathy. | | | New evidence suggests that John and Robert Kennedy approved of a bizarre scheme to assassinate Fidel Castro at Ernest Hemingway's Cuban farm. |
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| | Fidel Castro History Archive |
| | February 2, 1961: L'Unita Interview with Fidel Castro: The Nature of Cuban Socialism |
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