Fidel Castro

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head of government head of state human politician revolutionary

Fidel Castro was a Cuban revolutionary and long-serving prime minister and president who led the 1959 Cuban Revolution and established a communist state closely aligned with the Soviet Union.

Aliases (5)

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of government → head of state → human → politician → revolutionary →
alliedWith	Soviet Union →
cameToPowerIn	1959 →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
child	Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart →
countryOfCitizenship	Cuba →
dateOfBirth	1926-08-13 →
dateOfDeath	2016-11-25 →
educatedAt	University of Havana →
familyName	Castro →
fieldOfStudy	law →
founded	Communist state in Cuba →
fullName	Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz →
gender	male →
givenName	Fidel →
implemented	one-party socialist state in Cuba →
involvedIn	Bay of Pigs Invasion → Cuban Missile Crisis →
languageSpoken	Spanish →
leaderOf	Cuban Revolution →
led	1959 Cuban Revolution →
nationality	Cuban →
notableEvent	proclamation of socialist character of the Cuban Revolution in 1961 →
notableWork	Cuban Revolution →
occupation	lawyer → military leader → politician → revolutionary →
officeEndForFirstSecretary	2011-04-19 →
officeEndForPresident	2008-02-24 →
officeEndForPrimeMinister	1976-12-02 →
officeStartForFirstSecretary	1965-10-03 →
officeStartForPresident	1976-12-02 →
officeStartForPrimeMinister	1959-02-16 →
opposedBy	United States government →
overthrew	Fulgencio Batista →
placeOfBirth	Birán, Holguín Province, Cuba →
placeOfDeath	Havana, Cuba →
politicalIdeology	Marxism–Leninism → communism →
politicalParty	26th of July Movement → Communist Party of Cuba →
positionHeld	First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba → President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba → President of the Council of State of Cuba → Prime Minister of Cuba →
religion	Roman Catholic (lapsed) →
residence	Havana, Cuba →
sibling	Ramón Castro → Raúl Castro →
spouse	Dalia Soto del Valle → Mirta Díaz-Balart →
startTime	1959-02-16 →
subjectOf	U.S. economic embargo on Cuba →

Referenced by (78)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
26th of July Movement → Granma expedition → Rebel Army → United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution →	leader
Enma Castro → Juanita Castro → Ramón Castro → Raúl Castro →	sibling
Fidel Castro ("Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart") → Mirta Díaz-Balart ("Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart") → Ángel Castro y Argiz →	child
Granma expedition → Hotel Habana Libre →	associatedWith
Santiago de Cuba → Sierra Maestra →	associatedWithPerson
Granma expedition → Rebel Army →	commander
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba → President of the Council of State of Cuba →	firstOfficeHolder
Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas → United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution →	foundedBy
ALBA → Communist Party of Cuba →	founder
Cuban Revolution → Sierra Maestra campaign →	hasLeader
Batista government forces → Bay of Pigs Invasion →	opponent
Fulgencio Batista → Operation Zapata →	opposedBy
Granma expedition → Missile Scare →	participant
Vilma Espín → Ángel Castro y Argiz →	relative
Camilo Cienfuegos → Carlos Lage Dávila →	servedUnder
Dalia Soto del Valle → Mirta Díaz-Balart →	spouse
Camilo Cienfuegos →	ally
Mariel boatlift →	announcedBy
Ricardo Wolf →	appointedBy
Granma (yacht) →	carriedPerson
Juan Almeida Bosque →	closeAllyOf
Cuban Missile Crisis →	CubanLeader
United States–Cuba relations →	CubanLeaderInvolved
Fidel Castro ("Castro") →	familyName
Communist Party of Cuba →	formerFirstSecretary
Cuban government →	foundingLeader
Fidel Castro ("Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz") →	fullName
United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution →	generalSecretary
Fidel Castro ("Fidel") →	givenName
Birán ("Castro family") →	hasAssociatedFamily
Birán →	hasAssociatedPerson
Sierra Maestra campaign →	hasCommander
Cuban Revolution →	hasKeyFigure
October Crisis →	hasParticipant
Juanita Castro →	hasRelative
Mirta Díaz-Balart →	hasSonWith
Integrated Revolutionary Organizations →	keyFigure
Cuba →	leaderOfCubanRevolution
Lina Ruz González →	motherOf
University of Havana →	notableAlumnus
Lenin Peace Prize →	notableLaureate
Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman →	notableOwner
Order of the Aztec Eagle →	notableRecipient
President of the Council of State of Cuba →	officeHolder
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba →	officeHoldersInclude
Granma (yacht) →	operator
José Miró Cardona →	opposed
United States–Cuba relations →	opposedLeader
Manuel Artime →	opposedTo
Che! (1969 film) →	portrays
Raúl Castro →	precededBy
Granma (yacht) →	purchasedBy
Battle of Santa Clara →	relatedTo
Mirta Díaz-Balart ("Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart") →	son
Bay of Pigs Museum →	topic
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado →	was succeeded by
Che Guevara →	workedWith