This biography of Fidel Castro examines the life and legacy of the Cuban revolutionary leader. From his early days as a student activist to his rise to power as the leader of the Cuban Revolution, this book explores Castro's life and the impact he had on
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban communist revolutionary and statesman who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008. He served as prime minister from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1965 until 2011. Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party communist state; industry and business were nationalized, and socialist reforms were implemented throughout society.