The Castro family playground
The folks at Cuban Transition Project at the University of Miami have a handy chart on the shocking extent of Castro family involvement in the Cuban regime. Raúl is just the tip of the iceberg, my friends: During the past few years family members of both Fidel and Raúl Castro have come to occupy important ...
The folks at Cuban Transition Project at the University of Miami have a handy chart on the shocking extent of Castro family involvement in the Cuban regime. Raúl is just the tip of the iceberg, my friends:
The folks at Cuban Transition Project at the University of Miami have a handy chart on the shocking extent of Castro family involvement in the Cuban regime. Raúl is just the tip of the iceberg, my friends:
During the past few years family members of both Fidel and Raúl Castro have come to occupy important positions in Cuba’s government. This Castro clan represents in addition to the military, the security apparatus and the Communist Party, a significant force in Cuba’s political and economic structures.
Here’s the list:
Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart
Relationship: Fidel Castro’s son
Position: Advisor, Ministry of Basic Industry
Col. Alejandro Raúl Castro Espin
Position: Raúl Castro’s son
Position: Chief, Intelligence Information Services, Ministry of the Interior; Coordinator, Intelligence Exchange with China
Ramón Castro Ruz
Position: Fidel and Raúl’s oldest brother
Position: Advisor, Ministry of Sugar
Dr. Antonio Castro Soto
Position: Fidel Castro’s son
Position: Investment Chief, Frank Pais Hospital. Doctor for Cuba’s baseball team
Major Raúl Alejandro Rodríguez Castro
Position: Raúl Castro’s grandson
Position: Raúl Castro’s military guard in charge of his personal security
Deborah Castro Espin
Position: Raúl Castro’s daughter
Position: Advisor, Ministry of Education
Mariela Castro Espin
Position: Raúl Castro’s daughter
Position: Head, Center for Sexual Education
Marcos Portal León
Position: Married to Raúl Castro’s niece
Position: In charge of nickel industry, member of the Central Committee of Cuba’s Communist Party
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Col. Luís Alberto Rodríguez López-Calleja, Raúl Castro’s son-in-law
Chief Executive Officer of Grupo GAESA (Grupo de Administración de Empresas, S.A.) which supervises military enterprises
Alfonsito Fraga, Related to Raúl Castro
Ministry of Foreign Relations
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