Raúl Castro was born on 3 June 1931 in Birán. A Cuban revolutionary and politician, Raul Castro was the younger brother of Fidel Castro, with whom he took part in the 1953 attack on the Moncada barracks and in the Cuban Revolution. He served as minister of the armed forces for almost five decades and became acting president in 2006 when Fidel fell ill, then president in 2008. His government carried out limited economic reforms, allowed small private businesses, and restored diplomatic relations with the United States in 2015 under Barack Obama. He stepped down as president in 2018 and as head of the Communist Party in 2021.
Before and after
- from 14 April 1931 to 1 April 1939Second Spanish Republic
- 15 April 1931Birth of Tomas Tranströmer
- 1 May 1931Construction of Empire State Building
- 27 May 1931Construction of Chrysler Building
- 3 June 1931Birth of Raúl Castro
- 10 July 1931Birth of Alice Munro
- 11 July 1931Construction of Ernst-Happel-Stadion
- 8 August 1931Birth of Roger Penrose
- from 18 September 1931 to 27 February 1932Japanese invasion of Manchuria
More in Wars, politics & history
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- 16 May 1916Sykes–Picot Agreement
- from February 1919 to March 1921Polish–Soviet War
- 4 June 1920Treaty of Trianon
- 24 July 1923Treaty of Lausanne
- from 1 September 1939 to 2 September 1945World War II
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