Raul Castro Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Raul Castro, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Cuba.

3 records1962–19621 events3 places

Chronological biography

1962

Cuban Missile CrisisJuly 1962

Government / Communist Party Government · Minister of Armed Forces · Moscow

Raul Castro visited Moscow while Soviet and Cuban officials finalized secret military arrangements.

Cuban Missile Crisis22 October 1962

Government / Communist Party Government · Minister of Armed Forces · Havana

Raul Castro placed Cuban armed forces on wartime readiness as the United States announced its quarantine and increased regional military preparations.

Cuban Missile Crisis28 October 1962

Government / Communist Party Government · Minister of Armed Forces · Cuba

Raul Castro helped manage Cuban military readiness after Moscow announced that the strategic missiles would be withdrawn.

Titles and roles

Minister of Armed Forces

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.