We have the lowest student-teacher ratio and spend five times as much on schools than war - the opposite of what the United States does. [explaining … - Fidel Castro

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Engraved portrait of Fidel Castro, facing left

We have the lowest student-teacher ratio and spend five times as much on schools than war - the opposite of what the United States does. [explaining why Cuba has the highest literacy in the world]

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About Fidel Castro

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban politician and communist revolutionary who governed the Republic of Cuba as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1961 to 2011, Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008. A Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, Castro also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1961 until 2011. Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party communist state, while industry and business were nationalized and state socialist reforms were implemented throughout society.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Unknown (Mondadori Publishers) (Public domain / CC0)

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Native Name: Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
Alternative Names: Castro

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