Raul Castro And The Revolutionary War- By: Sabrina Brazil & Makayla Barnes

Raul Castro was born on June 3rd, 1931 in Biran, Cuba.  Raul was a very troublesome child. Early on in school, he got expelled due to bad behavior along with his older brother, Fidel Castro. He spent most of his life in Fidel's shadow. Fidel was always the leader in some way, shape, or form, and Raul could never get ahead. Raul even killed his own close friend because Fidel ordered him to in 1989. Later on, Raul joined a socialist, political group and attended for communist youth in Vienna, Austria in 1935. Fidel was the Cuban Revolutionary leader and Raul spent most of his adult life assisting him. As Raul got older, he began to desire more power. In 1962, he was appointed Deputy Minister, than in 1972, became First Deputy Prime Minister. After that, he served as first Vice President of council of minister after his reign as Deputy Minister. Raul acted as a ruthless executioner during this time. Raul is now considered the world's longest serving defense minister. Fidel wanted Raul to become leader of Cuba once he died, and in October of 1997, Fidel finally made Raul successor. Raul was described by many to be more radical than Fidel, meaning he actually had an affect on what he did. In early 2013, Raul announced that he was stepping down from the political spotlight all of the sudden. After he competes in his second term, he said he will be retiring as leader of Cuba, which will be in 2018.