# Raúl Castro

> He spent half a century in his brother's shadow, ran Cuba's military for five decades, then stepped into the presidency when Fidel fell ill - holding the line on the revolution while quietly opening the door to American diplomacy and a managed succession.

*Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/raul-castro

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Cuba
- **Born:** 1931-06-03
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born in 1931, Raúl Castro fought alongside Fidel in the revolution and became minister of the Armed Forces in 1959, a post he held for 49 years - the longest such tenure on record. He joined the Politburo in 1965 and spent decades as the regime's military enforcer. When Fidel's health collapsed in July 2006, Raúl became acting president, then took the office officially in February 2008. Re-elected in 2013, he announced that term would be his last. He stepped down from the presidency in April 2018, handing power to Miguel Díaz-Canel, but stayed on as first secretary of the Communist Party until April 2021. He still holds a National Assembly seat for Santiago de Cuba.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 73.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 26.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 24.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #3
- **Category rank:** #151

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0145680/ (@nm0145680)

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #20th Century

## Timeline
- **2019** - Friendship Medal
- **2010** - Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class
- **2008** - Order of the Liberator
- **2001** - Order of Friendship
- **1998** - Hero of the Republic of Cuba
- **1981** - Order of the October Revolution
- **1970** - Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
- **1965** - Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class
- **1931** - Born

## Sources
- [Raúl Castro](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Castro)
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- [Raúl Castro](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Castro)
- [Кастро, Рауль](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%2C_%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C)
- [ラウル・カストロ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD)
- [劳尔·卡斯特罗](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8A%B3%E5%B0%94%C2%B7%E5%8D%A1%E6%96%AF%E7%89%B9%E7%BD%97)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46809)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Castro)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Ra%C3%BAl%20Castro)
- [Рауль Кастра](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0)
- [Раул Кастро](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE)
- [রাউল কাস্ত্রো](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B)
- [Raúl Castro](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Castro)
- [Raúl Castro](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Castro)
- [Raúl Castro Ruz](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Castro_Ruz)
- [ڕائول کاسترۆ](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%95%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%84_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%86)
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- [Ραούλ Κάστρο](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A1%CE%B1%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BB_%CE%9A%CE%AC%CF%83%CF%84%CF%81%CE%BF)
- [Raúl Castro](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Castro)
- [Wikiquote](https://cs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Castro)
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