He was the Prime Minister from February 16th 1959 to December 2nd 1976, when he then became the 23rd President of Cuba. He left office on February 14th 2008.
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
== == Castro has been in power since 1959, when he overthrew Batista. He stepped down as Cuba's president in 2008.
Since July 2006, when he had abdominal surgery.
Fidel Castro officially stepped down as President of Cuba in 2008. His brother Raul Castro had been Acting President since 2006, and was given full Presidential status after Castro's resignation.
Raúl Castro is the President of Cuba in 2014 and has been since 2008 February 24, Acting President as of 2006 July 31. The younger brother of Fidel Castro, Raúl was Fidel's right-hand man during the Cuban revolution.is the President of Cuba and has been since 2008 February 24, Acting President as of 2006 July 31. The younger brother of Fidel Castro, Raúl was Fidel's right-hand man during the Cuban revolution.
No, it is a one-party state, the one party being the Communist Party. It has been in this state since 1959, the year of the Cuban Revolution, when Fidel Castro seized power.
Raúl Castro was the President of Cuba in 2009. Raúl Castro has been President since 2008 February 24, Acting President as of 2006 July 31. The younger brother of Fidel Castro, Raúl was Fidel's right-hand man during the Cuban revolution.
Raúl Castro (born June 3, 1931) is Fidel Castro's younger brother. He became the acting president of Cuba in July 2006, when the aging Fidel (then 79) transferred power to him because of health issues. In February, 2008, Raul assumed the full office of President of Cuba through election by the National Assembly. Raul has been by Fidel's side since the beginning of the revolution, and was instrumental in forming an alliance with the Soviet Union.
Raúl Castro was the President of Cuba in 2010. Raúl Castro has been President since 2008 February 24, Acting President as of 2006 July 31. The younger brother of Fidel Castro, Raúl was Fidel's right-hand man during the Cuban revolution.
Raúl Castro was the President of Cuba in 2011. Raúl Castro has been President since 2008 February 24, Acting President as of 2006 July 31. The younger brother of Fidel Castro, Raúl was Fidel's right-hand man during the Cuban revolution.