President Fidel Castro (Cuba) Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
PRESIDENT FIDEL CASTRO (CUBA)
Born: August 13, 1926 in Birán, Holguin Province, Cuba
Died: November 25, 2016 in Havana, Cuba
Died: November 25, 2016 in Havana, Cuba
Fidel Castro (1926-2016), university educated and from a wealthy family, participated in a failed 1953 attempt to overthrow the Cuban government. He returned to Cuba in late 1956, he led a successful armed struggle to gain power, ousting dictator Fulgencio Batista, and becoming Cuba's Prime Minister (1959-1976). He served over three decades longer as President (1976-2008). In poor health, he resigned his government offices in 2008, transferring power to his brother Raul, but remained First Secretary of the Communist Party, continuing to write articles on public affairs. After gaining power, Castro transformed Cuba into a socialist economy and society and sought to free the nation from US domination. To achieve these ends, he used authoritarian methods and turned to the Soviet Union to support. He also supported revolutionary movements in other parts of the world. These policies, and the confiscation of American property on the island, prompted the U.S. to break relations with his regime and to seek his overthrow. The failed invasion of CIA-trained Cuban émigrés at the Bay of Pigs (April 1961) and the Cuban missile crisis (October 1962) were the most dramatic moments in this long history of confrontation. Cubans fleeing Castro's dictatorship settled in the US, becoming an important advocacy group opposed to normalized relations with Castro's Cuba.
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FIDEL CASTRO Rare signed photo of the dictator in an informal pose, chatting with two women Rare Informal Photograph signed: "Fidel Castro Ruz". B/w, 7x4½. read more...Sale Price $1,530.00
$1,800.00
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FIDEL CASTRO and JUAN ORTA The Cuban dictator signed this 4¾x7 black and white photograph that includes a letter signed by his private secretary Photograph signed: "Fidel Castro/ Hab. Nov 19, 59" as Prime Minister. B/w, 4¾x7. Fine condition. read more...Sale Price $3,187.50
$3,750.00
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AS CASTRO MOVES TO EMBRACE COMMUNISM, HE ACCEPTS THE RESIGNATION OF A FUTURE CRITIC UNWILLING TO FOLLOW THIS COURSE. FIDEL CASTRO and OSVALDO DORTICÓS. Document signed: "Fidel read more...Sale Price $1,275.00
$1,500.00
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FIDEL CASTRO Three weeks after gaining power, Castro signs a typed document authorizing transfer of documents and data to one of his lieutenants. Important Typed DS: "Fidel Castro", 1 page, 8½x11. Fortaleza de La Cabaña, Havana 1959 January 30. In Spanish. "From: Dr. read more...Sale Price $3,187.50
$3,750.00
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FIDEL CASTRO He signs the diploma of a graduate of the University of Havana (1961). Partly printed DS: "Fidel Castro" as Cuban Minister of Education, 1 page, 16x21. Havana, 1961 June 17. In Spanish with translation. Countersigned: "Francisco Parleir" as Dean, "U. read more...Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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FIDEL CASTRO This document features the Cuban dictator's signature Document signed: "Fidel Castro", 1p, 11¾x17½. Text in Spanish. Havana, Cuba, 2001 July 31. Recognition of Yulnika Infante Seivanes for completion of an intensive social work course. read more...Sale Price $765.00
$900.00
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FIDEL CASTRO He signs a colorful 11x17 document recognizing a student for participating in the University Social Work Brigade (2001). Document signed: "Fidel Castro", 1 page, 11x17. Text in Spanish. Havana, Cuba, 2001 July 26. read more...Sale Price $1,275.00
$1,500.00
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FIDEL CASTRO His bold signature on a page of Time magazine, reporting (with pictures) on his 1979 address to the UN General Assembly Magazine Page signed: "Fidel Castro", 1 page, 8x11. Article from Time magazine (October 22, 1979). read more...Sale Price $765.00
$900.00
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FIDEL CASTRO He signs a color postcard photo of the eternal flame at Havana's Museum of the Revolution. The postcard also bears a printed Castro quotation. Postcard signed: "Fidel Castro Ruz" on front. Color, 8¾x5¼. read more...Sale Price $722.50
$850.00
