how many years did fidel castro rule cuba
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (/ Ë k Ã¦ s t r oÊ /; American Spanish: [fiËÃ°el aleËhandÉ¾o ËkastÉ¾o Ërus] ( listen); August 13, 1926 â November 25, 2016) was a Cuban communist revolutionary and politician who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008.