Raúl Castro - Revision history

Ismael: It is a blockade, not an embargo!

2024-10-01T20:33:34Z

It is a blockade, not an embargo!

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	{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birth_name=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, [[Cuba]]\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018.		{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birth_name=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, [[Cuba]]\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018.

	Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and an embargo by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy. Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.		Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and an the [[Economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba\|economic, commercial and financial blockade]] by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy. Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.

	On May 1, 2019, Castro received the [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded the Lenin Prize for his exceptional contribution to the construction of socialism\|date=2019-05-03\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-03/raul-awarded-the-lenin-prize-for-his-exceptional-contribution-to-the-construction-of-socialism\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>		On May 1, 2019, Castro received the [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded the Lenin Prize for his exceptional contribution to the construction of socialism\|date=2019-05-03\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-03/raul-awarded-the-lenin-prize-for-his-exceptional-contribution-to-the-construction-of-socialism\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>

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Updated pages using birthname parameter instead of birth_name when using Infoboxes

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	{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|~~birthname~~=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, [[Cuba]]\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018.		{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birth_name=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, [[Cuba]]\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018.

	Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and an embargo by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy. Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.		Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and an embargo by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy. Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.

Rangerjs1: peace with FARC

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peace with FARC

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	On May 1, 2019, Castro received the [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded the Lenin Prize for his exceptional contribution to the construction of socialism\|date=2019-05-03\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-03/raul-awarded-the-lenin-prize-for-his-exceptional-contribution-to-the-construction-of-socialism\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>		On May 1, 2019, Castro received the [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded the Lenin Prize for his exceptional contribution to the construction of socialism\|date=2019-05-03\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-03/raul-awarded-the-lenin-prize-for-his-exceptional-contribution-to-the-construction-of-socialism\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>

			Raúl Castro had also helped to promote peace between FARC and the Colombian government.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=People's Daily Online\|title=Miguel Diaz-Canel elected as Cuba's new president, vows continuity of socialism\|date=2018-04-20\|url=http://en.people.cn/n3/2018/0420/c90000-9452022.html\|retrieved=2023-09-13}}</ref>

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TDM: Meant to say "embargo", not "blockade"

2023-07-15T07:39:14Z

Meant to say "embargo", not "blockade"

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	{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birthname=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, [[Cuba]]\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018.		{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birthname=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, [[Cuba]]\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018.

	Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and ~~a blockade~~ by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy. Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.		Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and an embargo by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy. Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.

	On May 1, 2019, Castro received the [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded the Lenin Prize for his exceptional contribution to the construction of socialism\|date=2019-05-03\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-03/raul-awarded-the-lenin-prize-for-his-exceptional-contribution-to-the-construction-of-socialism\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>		On May 1, 2019, Castro received the [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded the Lenin Prize for his exceptional contribution to the construction of socialism\|date=2019-05-03\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-03/raul-awarded-the-lenin-prize-for-his-exceptional-contribution-to-the-construction-of-socialism\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>

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	{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birthname=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, Cuba\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018.		{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birthname=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, [[Cuba]]\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018.

	Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and a blockade by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy. Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.		Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and a blockade by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy. Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.
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	{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birthname=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, Cuba\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018. Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and a blockade by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy.		{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birthname=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, Cuba\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018.

	Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.		Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and a blockade by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy. Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.

	On May 1, 2019, Castro received [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded the Lenin Prize for his exceptional contribution to the construction of socialism\|date=2019-05-03\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-03/raul-awarded-the-lenin-prize-for-his-exceptional-contribution-to-the-construction-of-socialism\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>		On May 1, 2019, Castro received the [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded the Lenin Prize for his exceptional contribution to the construction of socialism\|date=2019-05-03\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-03/raul-awarded-the-lenin-prize-for-his-exceptional-contribution-to-the-construction-of-socialism\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>

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	Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.		Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.

	On May 1, 2019, Castro received [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>		On May 1, 2019, Castro received [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded the Lenin Prize for his exceptional contribution to the construction of socialism\|date=2019-05-03\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-03/raul-awarded-the-lenin-prize-for-his-exceptional-contribution-to-the-construction-of-socialism\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>

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	Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.		Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.

			On May 1, 2019, Castro received [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>

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	{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birthname=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, Cuba\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018. Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]].		{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birthname=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, Cuba\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018. Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and a blockade by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy.

	Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.		Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.

			[[Category:Socialist leaders]]
			[[Category:Former heads of state]]

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	{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birthname=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, Cuba\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018. Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]].		{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birthname=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, Cuba\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018. Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]].

	Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.		Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.

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	{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birth_name=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, [[Cuba]]\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018.		{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birth_name=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, [[Cuba]]\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018.

	Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and an embargo by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy. Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.		Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and an the [[Economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba\|economic, commercial and financial blockade]] by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy. Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.

	On May 1, 2019, Castro received the [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded the Lenin Prize for his exceptional contribution to the construction of socialism\|date=2019-05-03\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-03/raul-awarded-the-lenin-prize-for-his-exceptional-contribution-to-the-construction-of-socialism\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>		On May 1, 2019, Castro received the [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded the Lenin Prize for his exceptional contribution to the construction of socialism\|date=2019-05-03\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-03/raul-awarded-the-lenin-prize-for-his-exceptional-contribution-to-the-construction-of-socialism\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>

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	{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birthname=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, [[Cuba]]\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018.		{{Infobox revolutionary\|name=Raúl Castro\|birthname=Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz \|birth_date=3 June 1931 (age 92)\|birth_place=Birán, [[Cuba]]\|death_date=\|death_place=\|political_orientation=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]\|political_party=[[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC)\|image=File:RaulCastro.jpg}}'''Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz''' (born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban [[Marxist-Leninist\|Marxist–Leninist]] revolutionary and politician, who served as the First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Cuba]] (PCC) from 2011 until 2021, and as President of Cuba from 2008 until 2018.

	Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and ~~a blockade~~ by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy. Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.		Born in Birán, Castro, along with his brother [[Fidel Castro\|Fidel,]] [[Ernesto Guevara\|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]], [[Camilo Cienfuegos]], [[Juan Almeida Bosque]] and others, formed the [[26th of July Movement]], which overthrew Cuba's dictator [[Fulgencio Batista]] and established a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]]. Castro's presidency saw him preside over the introduction of market reforms in Cuba due to extensive sanctions and an embargo by the [[United States of America]] and the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]], which had stifled the economy. Castro was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba for 56 years, from 1965 until 2021. Castro retired from politics in 2021 and [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] has since taken over many of Castro's previous positions.

	On May 1, 2019, Castro received the [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded the Lenin Prize for his exceptional contribution to the construction of socialism\|date=2019-05-03\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-03/raul-awarded-the-lenin-prize-for-his-exceptional-contribution-to-the-construction-of-socialism\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>		On May 1, 2019, Castro received the [[Lenin Prize]] from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He received it from Iván Mélnikov, vice president of the Duma.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Leticia Martínez Hernández\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded Lenin Prize\|date=2019-05-02\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-02/raul-awarded-lenin-prize\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation\|author=Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov\|newspaper=Granma\|title=Raúl awarded the Lenin Prize for his exceptional contribution to the construction of socialism\|date=2019-05-03\|url=https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-05-03/raul-awarded-the-lenin-prize-for-his-exceptional-contribution-to-the-construction-of-socialism\|retrieved=2023-07-09}}</ref>