Fidel (fɪˈdɛl; Spanish fiˈðɛl). full name Fidel Castro Ruz. ?1926–2016, Cuban revolutionary and statesman: led the communist overthrow of the Batista dictatorship in 1959; prime minister (1959–76), president (1976–2008)
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his brother Raúl (raˈul). full name Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz. born 1931, Cuban revolutionary and statesman; president (2008–2018)
Castro in American English
(ˈkæstroʊ; Spanish ˈkɑstʀɔ)
Fiˈdel (fiˈdɛl) 1926- ; Cuban revolutionary leader; prime minister (1959-76) & president (1976-2008)