Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz -LRB- -LSB- fiˈðel aleˈhandɾo ˈkastɾo ˈrus -RSB- ; August 13 , 1926 -- November 25 , 2016 -RRB- was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008 .
Fidel Castro was a person .