Castro: Meaning and Definition of

Cas•tro

Pronunciation: (kas'trō Sp. käs'trô), [key]
  1. 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
  2. (Fidel Castro Ruz) born 1927, Cuban revolutionary and political leader: prime minister 1959–76 and president since 1976.
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