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Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born 3 June 1931) is the current President of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers of Cuba. The younger brother of former leader Fidel Castro, he is also First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, and Air Force).
On 31 July 2006, Raúl Castro was the President of the Council of State in a temporary transfer of power due to Fidel Castro's illness. According to the Cuban Constitution of 1976, Article 94, the First Vice President of the Council of State assumes presidential duties upon the illness or death of the president.
Raúl Castro became President on 24 February 2008 National Assembly as Fidel Castro had announced his intention not to stand for President again on 19 February 2008.
Raúl Castro was also elected First Secretary of the Communist Party at its Sixth Congress on April 19, 2011, after having served as Second Secretary behind his brother for 46 years.
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Filmography
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Movies 9
self 5
TV Shows 1
South of the Border (2009)
8A (1993)
Informe especial (1984)
The Necessary War (1980)
Get Mean (1975)
Chato's Land (1972)
Man in the Wilderness (1971)
The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
Villa Rides (1968)
Salut les Cubains (1963)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1931-06-03 (92 years old)
Birth PlaceBirán, Cuba
ReligionCatholic Church
RelationshipsVilma Espin (1959-01-26 - 2007-06-18)
ChildrenAlejandro Castro Espín, Mariela Castro Espín
FatherÁngel Castro y Arguíz
MotherLina Ruz González
SiblingsRamón Castro Ruz, Fidel Castro, Juanita Castro, Emma Castro, Lidia Castro Argota
CitizenshipsCuba
Also Known AsRaúl Modesto Castro Ruz
AwardsOrder of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class, Friendship Medal, Order of Cienfuegos, Hero of the Republic of Cuba, Order of the Liberator, Gold Star Order, Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class, Order of Agostinho Neto, Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali, Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, Order of Playa Girón, Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Order of the Cross of Grunwald, Order of the October Revolution, Order of Lenin, Order of Friendship, Order of the National Flag
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