Cas•tro(kas′trō; Sp. käs′trô),USA pronunciationn.Ci•pri•a•no(sip′rē ä′nō; Sp. sē′prē ä′nô),USA pronunciation 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.Fidel(fi del′; Sp. fē ᵺel′),USA pronunciation (Fidel Castro Ruz) born 1927, Cuban revolutionary and political leader: prime minister 1959–76 and president since 1976.