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Raúl Castro

former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
Person human Q46809

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
June 3, 1931
Place of birth
Birán
Country of citizenship
Cuba[9]
Ethnic group
Galicians[10]
Occupation
politician, military personnel
Position held
President of Cuba, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Jefe de la Oficina Coordinadora de los Frentes Guerrilleros y Biran Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba, Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement, President of Cuba, Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba[11]
Educated at
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School[12]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church, atheism[27][28]
Member of political party
Communist Party of Cuba[30]
Award received
Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, Hero of the Republic of Cuba, Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class, Order of Playa Girón, Order of Cienfuegos, Order of the National Flag, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class, Order of the Liberator, Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali, Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, Order of Friendship, Friendship Medal, Gold Star Order, Order of the Cross of Grunwald, Order of Agostinho Neto, Order of Maximo Gomez, Order of the White Lion, National Order of Mali, Order of Maximo Gomez[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Father
Ángel Castro y Arguíz[5]
Mother
Lina Ruz González[6]
Spouse
Vilma Espin Guillois
Child
Mariela Castro Espín, Alejandro Castro Espín[7][8]
Sibling
Juanita Castro, Ramón Castro Ruz, Fidel Castro, Lidia Castro Argota, Emma Castro
Languages spoken, written or signed
Spanish[41]
Described by source
Lentapedia, SourceWatch List of Dictators, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[38][39][40]
Family name
Castro[35]
Given name
Raúl[36]
Military branch
Revolutionary Armed Forces[31]
Military, police or special rank
commander-in-chief, commandant[32][33]
Name in native language
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz[42]
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P14541
20v0Mr
Participated in conflict
Cuban Revolution[34]
Political ideology
Castroism[37]
Second family name in Spanish name
Ruz
🏷️ Also known as
en Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz en Raúl Castro Ruz en Raúl Castro ar راؤول كاسترو cs Raúl Castro Ruz cs Raul Castro cs R. Castro da Raul Castro de Raul Castro Ruz de Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz de Raúl Castro Ruz de Raul Modesto Castro Ruz de Raul Castro el Ραούλ Κάστρο es Raúl es Raul Modesto Castro Ruz es Raúl Castro Ruz es Raul Castro fa رائول کاسترو fi Raoul Castro
🔖 Identifiers · 85
ISNI
0000000084029919
VIAF cluster ID
97724278
Library of Congress authority ID
n84001739
GND ID
119503352
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Raúl Castro Ruz en México, 2015 (cropped).jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
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AllMovie person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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BBC News topic ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BNMM authority ID
000048138
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
145070995
Biography.com ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
1021263
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
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Cinenacional.com person ID
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CoBiS author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Dagens Nyheter topic ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119503352
Discogs artist ID
3507192
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
96860
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
227674
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Evene ID
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FAST ID
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Filmportal ID
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France 24 topic ID (French)
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0016360
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2051341
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
69435
IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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Larousse ID
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Lex ID
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Libris-URI
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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MYmovies person ID
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Munzinger person ID
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NDL Authority ID
01071624
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
a0000002983986
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000029241
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007259544105171
National Library of Latvia ID
000349864
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810585523505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1778280
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Notable Names Database ID
122/000120759
Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3883585
OpenSanctions ID
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PolitiFact people and groups ID
raul-castro
Prabook ID
528007
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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Quora topic ID
Raúl-Castro-1
Radio France person ID
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Rodovid ID
96069
Roglo person ID
p=raul;n=castro
SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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TMDB person ID
141676
Topic's main category
Category:Raúl Castro
Treccani ID
raul-castro
UOM ID
98206
WikiKids ID
Raúl_Castro
WikiTree person ID
Castro_Ruz-2
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/c5778ad4-696a-4434-be31-0ff5838cb23f

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🔗 Connections
Award received 17
Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, Order of Friendship, Order of the White Lion, Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Hero of the Republic of Cuba, Order of the Cross of Grunwald, Order of the National Flag +9 more
Position held 4
President of Cuba, President of Cuba, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Prime Minister of Cuba
Sibling 3
Fidel Castro, Juanita Castro, Ramón Castro Ruz
Siblings 3
Fidel Castro, Juanita Castro, Ramón Castro Ruz
← Position holder 3
President of Cuba, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Prime Minister of Cuba
Child 2
Mariela Castro Espín, Alejandro Castro Espín
Children (paternal) 2
Mariela Castro Espín, Alejandro Castro Espín
Heads of state of 2
Cuba, 26th of July Movement
Military, police or special rank 2
commander-in-chief, commandant
Occupation 2
politician, military personnel
Religion or worldview 2
atheism, Catholic Church
Country of citizenship 1
Cuba
Ethnic group 1
Galicians
Family name 1
Castro
Father 1
Ángel Castro y Arguíz
Given name 1
Raúl
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Spanish
Member of political party 1
Communist Party of Cuba
Military branch 1
Revolutionary Armed Forces
OpenSanctions ID 1
Raúl Castro
Parent of 1
Ángel Castro y Arguíz
Participated in 1
2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade
Participated in conflict 1
Cuban Revolution
Place of birth 1
Birán
Political ideology 1
Castroism
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Vilma Espin Guillois
Spouses 1
Vilma Espin Guillois
← Cast member 1
South of the Border
← Characters 1
Che
← Commanded by 1
Revolutionary Armed Forces
← Different from 1
Raúl Héctor Castro
← Notable role 1
Rodrigo Santoro
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Raúl Castro
← Party chief representative 1
Cuba
← Relative 1
Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga
← SNARC ID 1
Petrozavodsk State University
← Successful candidate 1
2013 Cuban parliamentary election
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Summary

Raúl Castro was born on June 3, 1931[1], in Birán[2]. He has worked as a politician[3] and military personnel[4].

FAQs

Where was Raúl Castro born?

Raúl Castro's place of birth was Birán[2].

Who were Raúl Castro's parents?

Raúl Castro's father was Ángel Castro y Arguíz[5]. Raúl Castro's mother was Lina Ruz González[6].

What did Raúl Castro do for work?

Raúl Castro worked as a politician[3] and military personnel[4].

Where did Raúl Castro go to school?

Raúl Castro was educated at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School[12].

What awards did Raúl Castro receive?

Honors received include Order of Lenin[13], Order of the October Revolution[14], Hero of the Republic of Cuba[15], and Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class[16].

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Country of citizenship Cuba high0.9113 independent sources

evidence “The United States had been looking for an interlocutor with Cuba and made overtures with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban president Raúl Castro, according to an exclusive USA TODAY interview in July.” yahoo.com · read source

Position held president emerging0.662 independent sources

evidence “During his tenure as president, Castro oversaw limited economic reforms and a modest opening of Cuba’s economy.” nbcmiami.com · read source

Related Entities

Cuba Fidel Castro Raúl Castro Rodrigo Santoro Vilma Espin Guillois

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Legislation of Ukraine. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . cadenagramonte.cu. cadenagramonte.cu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . kremlin.ru. kremlin.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . xinhuanet.com. xinhuanet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Award received → Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, Hero of the Republic of Cuba +18
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