He was also allegedly involved in a CIA plot to assassinate Fidel Castro ; documents uncovered during congressional investigations into John F Kennedy's death bring to light a message outlining how he had plans to assassinate Castro, his brother Raúl Castro, and Che Guevara.

Cuba has been ruled by Castro's Communist Party of Cuba, although Castro himself formally stepped down as leader in 2008, to be replaced by his brother Raúl Castro.

From a Memorandum of 20 October 1963 by Major Raúl Castro, it can be seen that great importance was attached to the decent behaviour of the troops, with strict instructions being given on their proper conduct during foreign interventions.

The following year, Raúl Castro became Acting President, replacing his brother as the de facto leader of the country.

* 1931 – Raúl Castro, Cuban politician, 17th Prime Minister of Cuba

** Raúl Castro, President of Cuba

Imprisoned for a year, he traveled to Mexico, and with the aid of his brother Raúl Castro and friend Che Guevara, assembled a group of revolutionaries, the 26th of July Movement.

Amidst failing health, in 2006 Castro transferred his responsibilities to Vice-President Raúl Castro, who then became President when Fidel stepped down in 2008.

Along with his brother Raúl Castro, the two masterminded a complex multinational covert action to provide the Sandinistas with huge quantities of modern armaments.

Currently Raúl Castro — brother of former President Fidel Castro — is President of the Council of State, President of the Council of Ministers ( sometimes referred to as the Prime Minister ), First Secretary of the Communist Party, and Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.

On July 31, 2006, during the 2006 Cuban transfer of duties, Fidel Castro delegated his duties as President ( Dictator ) of the Council of state, first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party and the post of commander in chief of the armed forces to first Vice President Raúl Castro.

First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Raúl Castro

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* First Secretary: Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz

* Members of Politburo: Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz, José Ramón Machado Ventura, Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Abelardo Colomé Ibarra, Esteban Lazo Hernández, Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada, Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Leopoldo Cintra Frías, Ramón Espinosa Martín, Álvaro Lopez Miera, Salvador Valdés Mesa, Mercedes López Acea, Marino Murillo Jorge, Adel Yzquierdo Rodríguez.

Because of the still-high Cuban population, the major New York City television news outlets will invariably journey to Union City to interview citizens when news items involving Cuba or Raúl Castro arise.

* Raúl Castro, current political leader of Cuba

In 1999 María Antonieta convinced her friend Juanita Castro, the younger sister of Fidel and Raúl Castro, to co-write and publish Juanita's autobiography in Spanish edition: My brothers Fidel and Raúl, the secret story.

Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz ( born 3 June 1931 ) is a Cuban politician and revolutionary who has been President of the Council of State of Cuba and the President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba since 2008 ; he previously exercised presidential powers in an acting capacity from 2006 to 2008.

The son of a Spanish immigrant father, Ángel Castro, and a Cuban mother of mixed ancestry, Lina Ruz, Raúl is the youngest of the three Castro brothers, Ramón, Fidel, and Raúl.

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Members of the Politburo: Fidel Castro Ruz, Raúl Castro Ruz, Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada, Juan Almeida Bosque, José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera, Concepción Campa Huergo, Julio Casas Regueiro, Leopoldo Cintra Frías, Abelardo Colome Ibarra, Misael Enamorado Dáger, Ramón Espinosa Martín, Yadira García Vera, Esteban Lazo Hernández, José Ramón Machado Ventura, Ulises Rosales del Toro, Abel Prieto Jiménez, Pedro Ross Leal, Pedro Sáez Montejo, Miguel Mario Díaz Canel Bermúdez, Ramiro Valdéz Menendez, Jorge Luis Sierra Cruz, Alvaro López Miera, Salvador Valdés Mesa.

Madero was deeply moved and, upon the suggestion of the spirit of his deceased brother Raúl, he decided to act.

Zuse also claimed to have designed the first higher-level programming language, which he named Plankalkül, in 1945 ( published in 1948 ) although it was implemented for the first time in 2000 by a team around Raúl Rojas at the Free University of Berlin — five years after Zuse died.

His former running mate, Raúl Cubas, became the Colorado Party's candidate and was elected in May in elections deemed by international observers to be free and fair.

Gillick retired as general manager after the 2008 season and was succeeded by one of his assistants, Ruben Amaro, Jr. After adding outfielder Raúl Ibañez to replace the departed Pat Burrell, the Phillies retained the majority of their core players for the 2009 season.

At the time, President Fernando Belaúnde Terry was receiving the Argentine president Raúl Alfonsín.

She was presented with the 2002 Raúl Juliá Award for Excellence for her efforts, as the executive producer of the sitcom George Lopez, in helping expand career openings for Hispanic talent in the media and entertainment industry.

Bordaberry brought the Army in to combat the guerrillas of the Movement of National Liberation ( MLN ), which was led by Raúl Sendic.

Campaigning as a maverick within his own party, he defeated longtime Peronist leader Antonio Cafiero in the 1988 primary elections and was elected President on May 14, 1989, succeeding Raúl Alfonsín.

Raúl Esparza was the second performer to be nominated in all four categories ( no wins ), achieving this over a mere six seasons: Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2004 for Taboo, Best Actor in a Musical in 2007 for Company, Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2008 for The Homecoming, and Best Actor in a Play in 2009 for Speed-the-Plow.

Outside Italy, P2 was also active in Uruguay, Brazil and in Argentina, with Raúl Alberto Lastiri, Argentina's interim president ( between July 13, 1973 to October 12, 1973 ) during the height of the " Dirty War " among its members.

In January, 1999, after a four year trial, Salinas's older brother Raúl Salinas de Gortari was convicted of ordering the murder of the PRI official ( and Salinas brother-in-law ) Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu and sentenced to 50 years in prison.

In June 2005 the conviction was overturned and Raúl Salinas freed

In December 1983 Raúl Alfonsin was elected President of Argentina, bringing to an end to the military dictatorship.

Varela was born in 1946 in Santiago in Chile, the son of Corina María Elena García-Tapia and Raúl Andrés Varela-Rodríguez.

He also played in the 1990 edition in Italy ( four matches, no goals ), and was the national side's fifth-highest all-time top scorer with 26 goals, behind David Villa, Raúl, Fernando Hierro and Fernando Morientes.

APRA was originally founded by Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre in Mexico City on 7 May 1924 with aspirations to becoming a continent-wide party, and it subsequently influenced a number of other Latin American political movements, including Bolivia's Revolutionary Nationalist Movement ( Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario, MNR ) and Costa Rica's National Liberation Party ( Partido Liberación Nacional, PLN ).

Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre ( 22 February 1895 – 2 August 1979 ) was a Peruvian political leader who founded the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance ( APRA ) political movement.

ISI gained a theoretical foundation only in the 1950s, when Argentine economist and UNECLAC head Raúl Prebisch was a visible proponent of the idea, as well as Brazilian economist Celso Furtado.

The other player to have had an early effect on Petrosian's chess was José Raúl Capablanca.

Jorge Raúl Porcel de Peralta ( September 7, 1936 – May 16, 2006 ) was a comedy actor and television host from Argentina.

In 1987, her romance with actor Raúl Rosado was well publicized.

José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera ( 19 November 1888 – 8 March 1942 ) was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927.