Fidel Castro

Biography and more about Fidel Castro, the leader of the Cuban revolution. Pictures, interesting video interviews and full text of his most influential and famous speeches.

Read a comprehensive, short biography of the person who rocked the complacent and exploitive relationship that existed between the United States and Cuba. Leading an armed insurrection against Fulgencio Batista, the dictator of Cuba, Fidel Castro established a new regime.

See pictures of Fidel in various settings, such as with his family, during the revolution, during the Cuban Missile Crisis and more recent photos.

Watch two short interviews, one with a French journalist where Castro talks about the principals of revolutionary armed struggle, and a second short interview with legendary American broadcaster Edward R. Murrow, conducted in Castro's hotel room, during his first visit to the United States.

Read the full text of his seminal speeches on the foundations of the Cuban revolution and its place in the world history.