You overthrow the present leader.
He became the leader in 1959.
1 January 1959
Fidel Castro is the former leader of Cuba.
If Raul Castro has in fact become leader of Cuba it is because the position was given to him by his big brother - who probably still pulls the strings. You have to remember that Cuba's government is a dictatorship, so the people don't yet have much if any say in who gets an office. Seems like they're worse off now than they were under Batista.
Cuba is given the title of a leader.
Nikita Kruschev was the Soviet leader who had missile sites built in Cuba.
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