Raúl Castro Net Worth

Net Worth:	$100 Million
Date of Birth:	June 3, 1931 (93 years old)
Gender:	Male
Height:	1.75 m
Profession:	Politician
Nationality:	Cuba

What was Raúl Castro’s net worth?

Raúl Castro is a Cuban politician and revolutionary who has a net worth of $100 million. The well-known Cuban communist leader Fidel Castro, who passed away in 2016, has a brother named Ral. Ral Castro succeeded Fidel as the First Secretary of Cuba after the latter’s eventual resignation in 2011.

From 2008 to 2018, he also served as the head of the Council of Ministers and the Council of States. Ral, despite resigning as president, is still regarded as the country’s political figurehead and is in charge of Miguel Daz-Canel, who is currently in office.

Castro served as the head of the Cuban armed forces from 1958 to 2008, before entering politics in that country. In 2021, during the Communist Party of Cuba’s Eighth Congress, Ral will also resign from his position as First Secretary. His age will be 90 at this point.

The Castro brothers have a reputation for being reserved when discussing their wealth. Fidel’s estimated net worth ranged from $500 million to $900 million.

More than a dozen businesses with a combined value of at least $500 million, according to comparable corporations, are purportedly under the ownership of the Castro family.

Additionally, they are said to have hidden “several hundred million dollars” in hidden bank accounts around the globe, particularly in Switzerland.

Childhood

Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz was born on June 3rd of 1931 in Birán, Cuba. Ral was raised by a father who immigrated from Spain, along with two elder brothers and four sisters and showed a propensity for challenging authority figures very away.

The first school the Castro brothers attended resulted in their expulsion as a group. Ral studied social sciences after finishing high school.

Ral struggled academically, although Fidel was a model pupil. But even at a young age, he was still deeply immersed in politics and joined the Socialist Youth. The three brothers all took part in student demonstrations, some of which were violent.

Career

Fidel and Ral were the leaders of the Cuban Revolution, which started in 1953. As a young lawyer at the time, Fidel petitioned for President Batista’s removal. Ral and Fidel chose to overthrow the government through force after all legal avenues proved unsuccessful.

They started gathering weapons and creating the paramilitary group “The Movement.” Around 1,200 followers were also attracted by them.

Ral and Fidel first experienced catastrophic casualties at the hands of government soldiers. Only a few rebels were able to flee into the mountains during an attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago, which ended in failure.

The Castro brothers were apprehended shortly after and given a prison term of more than ten years. However, the Batista administration capitulated to public pressure and freed them in 1955.

Ral and Fidel developed relationships with KGB officials when they were exiled, as well as communist leaders in Mexico. Riots persisted, and in 1956 the Castro brothers took part in the vain attempt to land on Granma.

Around 75 additional revolutionaries, including the Castro brothers and Che Guevara, were on board a boat when it arrived on Cuban soil. Ra’l claims that he was among a small group of only 12 people who survived after government forces massacred the majority of them.

They were the nucleus of the new rebel force after taking refuge in the highlands. Ral’s performance on the battlefield was beginning to earn Fidel’s trust giving him more responsibilities.

Along with taking control of the Maffo region, he participated in the kidnapping of Americans and Canadians. However, the military leadership skills of Ral remain a subject of debate among historians. It appears that other people, such as his brother, led most of the wins in which he took part.

Career In Politics

Ral played a more active part in Cuban politics once the revolution was victorious. He was a military man, though, and still very much so. The Lockheed U2, which was carrying Major Rudolf Anderson at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, is said to have been shot down with his assistance.

He was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba when it was established formally in 1965. When the National Assembly of People’s Power was founded in 1976, Ral also rose to the position of First Vice President of the body.

He also rose through the Council of Ministers’ ranks to become vice president during this time. Ral Castro was appointed the group’s Minister with the establishment of the Revolutionary Armed Forces in 1959. Till 2008, he served in this capacity.

Fidel Castro had his gut operated on in 2006. He resigned as First Secretary, President, and Prime Minister as a result of his illness. These names were all given to Ral. Ral has continued to lead Cuba as its head of state ever since.

Compared to Fidel, he is noticeably less charismatic and makes fewer public appearances. Ral won the election in 2008 and took office as the new President, despite the consensus that his time in office would only be brief.

Ral has been in charge of important economic improvements during his time in office. Microwaves and DVD players were among the other goods that might be bought. Ral also lifted limitations on travel and cell phones, which led to higher earnings for those who work for state-run businesses.

His efforts to normalize ties with the US may have been his most notable actions as president. The countries’ full diplomatic relations were renewed in 2015 after both corporations reopened embassies in one another’s countries.

Ral, however, turned out to be a harsh opponent of US foreign policies following the victory of Donald Trump, particularly the idea of building a wall along the border with Mexico. Ral was denied entry to the US in 2019 due to his backing of the Maduro regime in Venezuela. Americans claimed that while Ral was their supporter, the Maduro dictatorship had violated human rights.

Accolades

Ral Castro has received numerous honors throughout his life. One of them is the Hero of the Cuban Republic. He was given the Medal of Friendship by China, the Jubilee Medal by the Soviet Union, the Order of the October Revolution, and the Order of Lenin.

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