Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz; born August 13, 1926), commonly known as Fidel Castro, is a Cuban politician and revolutionary who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008. Politically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1961 until 2011. Under his administration Cuba became a one-party communist state; industry and business were nationalized, and state socialist...
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth13 August 1926
CityBiran, Cuba
I think that it has moved the world. It's something extraordinary, something historic.
Our relations are based on mutual interest and devotion to peace, in the context of cooperation and integration.
Forty-eight hours have passed and we have received no response to our offer. We will wait patiently,
If it takes months, so be it, they will wait it out,
If it weren't for that absurd and ridiculous embargo, the United States could receive vaccinations and other medical procedures from Cuba that could help save American lives.
He went too far in his speech. He was rude. He insulted. He lied, and he threatened.
Humanity will preserve an emotional memory of the tireless work of His Holiness John Paul II in favor of peace, justice and solidarity among all people,
He is very much a fool. He doesn't know who the Cuban baseball players are, or that they are Olympic and world champions. If he knew, he would know something about this country's government.
We can do it better and take on the major leagues. ... For each player that leaves, 10 better ones arise,
There is no country in the world where the empire's mercenaries enjoy the privileges they do in Cuba.
That's a hard lesson for those whose false pride and erroneous concepts have driven them not to respond, even late, to our offer,
In the Third World, there are 1.3 billion poor people. In other words, one out of every three inhabitants lives in poverty.
If Mohammed can't go to the mountain, the mountain will go to Mohammed,
I live and perceive again the details as if everything were happening at this moment,