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Net worth

I see that in 2006, Forbes ranked Castro as #7 on a list richest heads of state. May we mention this? I do not wish to bother if it has already been edited out.

Dictator

He was not a president he was dictator that took Cuba to misery. 185.124.28.146 (talk) 09:17, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

We aren't changing the wiki to say "dictator". The History Wizard of Cambridge (talk) 14:12, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

The characterization of a "dictator" is appropriately documented at the end of the lead section (where it should be - first lay out his deeds, then evaluation by critics). –Vipz (talk) 03:20, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Parties

Fidel Castro was a member and supporter of the Partido Auténtico before he came to power - this is important as he indicated why he had a wider base than Cuban Marxism-Leninism. Perhaps that should be listed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.192.58.13 (talk) 14:02, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Family

What was his family like 2A02:C7C:A86D:F600:D5F5:428F:D34F:BBE3 (talk) 17:28, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

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"Around his waist, he often carried a 9mm Browning pistol in a brown leather holster with three additional clips"

The the browning uses Magazines, not clips.

Change Clip to Magazine

These are clips https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Clip_(firearms) These are Magazines https://en.m.wikipedia.org/Magazine_(firearms) 92.17.20.94 (talk) 02:21, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Done RudolfRed (talk) 03:08, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

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What is this sentence, "The publication "Forbes" valued the inheritance left by the former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, at approximately 900 million dollars." doing at the end of the youth section? It doesn't relate at all with the sentence before and feels extremely disconnected. Cheesesprite (talk) 06:35, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

The 900 million dollar estimate is mentioned three times in the article. Someone must think it is important. Burrobert (talk) 11:05, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

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