He ousted Fulgencia Batista from power in 1959, and in 2008, he handed control to his brother Raul.
This ruler seized power from the provisional government of Manuel Urrutia. Before his success, this man retreated into the Sierra Maestra following the failure of the Granma expedition. This man led the 26th of July Movement and a desperate attack on the Mocanda barracks. This man was responsible for exiling convicts, the mentally ill, and political dissidents from his country in 1980's (*) Mariel Boatlift. He ousted Fulgencia Batista from power in 1959, and in 2008, he handed control to his brother Raul. For 10 points, name this longtime Communist dictator of Cuba.
This ruler seized power from the provisional government of Manuel Urrutia.
Fidel {Castro}