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Fidel Castro was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and then as the President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers from 1976 to 2008. He was also the leader of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1961 until 2011. Castro was born in Biran, Oriente Province, Cuba, to a wealthy landowning family. He studied law at the University of Havana and became involved in revolutionary activities. In 1953, he was arrested and imprisoned for his involvement in an attack on the Moncada Barracks. After his release, he went into exile in Mexico, where he formed a revolutionary group, the 26th of July Movement, with his brother Raúl and Che Guevara. In 1956, Castro and his group returned to Cuba and launched a guerrilla campaign against the government of Fulgencio Batista. After two years of fighting, Batista was overthrown and Castro assumed control of the government. He implemented a number of radical reforms, including the nationalization of industry and land reform. He also established close ties with the Soviet Union and allowed the placement of Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba. Castro's rule was marked by human rights abuses and economic mismanagement. He stepped down as president in 2008 and was succeeded by his brother Raúl. He died in 2016 at the age of 90.

Popular As Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (El Comandante, El Caballo, El Jefe Maximo)
Occupation actor
Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 13 August 1926
Birthday 13 August
Birthplace Biran, Oriente Province, Cuba
Date of death 25 November, 2016
Died Place Havana, Cuba
Nationality Cuba

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Fidel Castro Height, Weight & Measurements

At 90 years old, Fidel Castro height is 6' 1¼" (1.86 m) .

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Height 6' 1¼" (1.86 m)
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Who Is Fidel Castro's Wife?

His wife is Dalia Soto del Valle (1980 - 25 November 2016) ( his death) ( 5 children), Mirta Francisca de la Caridad Díaz-Balart y Gutiérrez (12 October 1948 - 1954) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

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Wife Dalia Soto del Valle (1980 - 25 November 2016) ( his death) ( 5 children), Mirta Francisca de la Caridad Díaz-Balart y Gutiérrez (12 October 1948 - 1954) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
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Fidel Castro Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Fidel Castro worth at the age of 90 years old? Fidel Castro’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Cuba. We have estimated Fidel Castro's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Actor

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Timeline

2008

Announced that he would resign as president and commander-in-chief (19 February 2008).

2006

His brother Raul Castro is next in line to rule if he were to die. Raul has ruled Cuba as regent since Castro became ill in July 2006.

2004

On 20 October 2004 he fell off a stage following a speech he gave at a rally. The fall fractured his knee and arm. He underwent three hours and 15 minutes of surgery to repair his left kneecap, which was fractured into eight pieces.

1980

Lived with Celia Sanchez, an upper-class Cuban woman and devoted guerrilla leader, for almost 30 years. Sanchez, the love of his life, was also the only one who could disagree with him. Her death from cancer in 1980 was said to hurt him very hard.

1969

Was impersonated by Jackie Wright on The Benny Hill Show (1969)

1959

Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959-76 and President of Cuba since 1976.

1956

Entering law school at the University of Havana in 1956, he became involved in the political culture there.

1953

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born in Birán, Holguin Province, Cuba, the fifth of nine children of Ángel María Bautista Castro y Argiz, a plantation owner originally from Galicia, Spain, who operated a plantation in Cuba's Oriente Province. His mother, Lina Ruz González, was a servant in his father's home who bore Fidel out of wedlock (they later were married several years after Angel's first wife died). Known as a rebellious, loud, and troublesome child, Fidel was sent to a Jesuit boarding school in Santiago de Cuba, where he was often teased by his wealthier classmates who called him a "peasant. " He later attended Belen College before enrolling at the University of Havana, where he earned a law degree. After graduating from the university, Castro briefly practiced law, before he went on to marry Mirta Diaz-Balart, a wealthy philosophy student with family ties to Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. They had a son, Fidelito, but after 5 years, the couple divorce and went their separate ways. After several years in prison and exile (he lived in Mexico and New York City before starting the revolution) Castro led an attack on the Moncada barracks on July 26, 1953. The attack, which was a major attack on Batista's hold of Cuba, found Castro once again imprisoned before he was released.

1949

Has one son from his first marriage, Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart (born on 1 September 1949), and an illegitimate daughter from his relationship with Natalia Revuelta Clews, wife of Orlando Fernández: Alina Fernández Revuelta (born on 19 March 1956). From his second marriage to Dalia Soto del Valle, he has five sons: Antonio, Alejandro, Alexis, Alex e Angel Castro Soto del Valle as well as a son by an unknown mother, Jorge Angel Castro.

1946

While attending The University of Havana in 1946, he worked as an extra in several American films, including Holiday In Mexico (1946) and Easy To Wed (1946), both starring Esther Williams.

1927

According to some reports he was born in 1927; however, due to the fact that he was too young to enroll at school, he changed his year of birth to 1926 so he could enter school (26 also happens to be his lucky number).

1875

Born to Ángel María Bautista Castro y Argiz (5 December 1875-21 October 1956), an immigrant from Spain (Galicia) who became a prosperous farmer, and his later wife Lina Ruz González, a household servant. He had five older siblings from his father's first marriage with María Argota Reyes: Manuel (1913-14), María Lila Perfidia (born in 1913), Pedro Emilio (born in 1914), Antonia María Dolores (born in 1915) and Georgina de la Caridad (born in 1918) Castro Argota. From his parents' marriage, he had two older and four younger siblings: Ángela María (born on 2 April 1923, died in 2012), Ramón Eusebio (14 October 1924-23 February 2016), Raúl Modesto (born on 3 June 1931), Juana de la Caridad (born on 6 May 1933) (aka Juanita Castro), Emma Concepción (born on 2 January 1935) and Agustina del Carmen (28 August 1938-26 March 2017 Cuba) Castro Ruz, all born before wedlock.