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Fidel Castro
Wikidata describes Fidel Castro as Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016).
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English Wikidata description, retrieved 2026-11-05 UTC. This is a starting point; independent biography review is pending.
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Career highlights
As recorded by Wikidata:
- Award received: Hero of the Soviet Union · dated 1963-05-23
- Public office: President of Cuba · from 1976-12-02 · to 2008-02-24
- Education: University of Havana · from 1945 · to 1950-09
- Award received: Order of Lenin · dated 1972
- Public office: First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba · from 1961-06-24 · to 2011-04-19
- Education: Belen Jesuit Preparatory School · from 1945 · to 1945
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