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Ramón Castro Ruz

1924 - 2016

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Ramón Eusebio Castro Ruz ( KASS-troh, Latin American Spanish: [raˈmon ewˈseβjo ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; 14 October 1924 – 23 February 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary, activist and farmer. He was the eldest brother of Fidel and Raúl Castro and a key figure of the early days of the Cuban Revolution. He kept a much lower profile than his brothers throughout his life, focusing on agriculture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ramón Castro Ruz is the 11,316th most popular politician (down from 10,117th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 60th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Cuban Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ramón Castro Ruz ranks 11,316 out of 19,576. Before him are Pōmare II, Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Neferkahor, Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway, Joseph Laniel, and Cniva. After him are Sabah I bin Jaber, John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony, Ibrahim Mahlab, Archidamus I, and Seewoosagur Ramgoolam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Ramón Castro Ruz ranks 215. Before him are Claribel Alegría, Robert Webber, Marcel Broodthaers, Nina Bocharova, Leon Uris, and Gohar Gasparyan. After him are Gevork Vartanian, Nina Foch, Jaime Lusinchi, Janet Frame, Genichi Taguchi, and Ferdinando Terruzzi. Among people deceased in 2016, Ramón Castro Ruz ranks 208. Before him are Mahasweta Devi, Yūko Tsushima, Fazil Iskander, Scotty Moore, Nina Ponomaryova, and Bernard Fox. After him are Martin Lundström, Miruts Yifter, Frank Finlay, Ofelya Hambardzumyan, Sigge Parling, and Halil İnalcık.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Ramón Castro Ruz ranks 68 out of 300. Before him are Salvador Valdés Mesa (1945), José Giral (1879), José Miguel Gómez (1858), Chucho Valdés (1941), Celia Sánchez (1920), and José Lezama Lima (1910). After him are Leonardo Padura Fuentes (1955), Mario García Menocal (1866), Pío Leyva (1917), Dámaso Berenguer (1873), Ramón Fonst (1883), and Rico Rodriguez (1934).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cuba

Among politicians born in Cuba, Ramón Castro Ruz ranks 27. Before him are Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (1899), José Ramón Machado Ventura (1930), Salvador Valdés Mesa (1945), José Giral (1879), José Miguel Gómez (1858), and Celia Sánchez (1920). After him are Mario García Menocal (1866), Dámaso Berenguer (1873), José Miró Cardona (1902), Carlos Prío Socarrás (1903), Julio Antonio Mella (1903), and Federico Laredo Brú (1875).

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