Which country was led by Fidel Castro for nearly 50 years?

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Cuba

Castro came to power following the 1959 Cuban Revolution. His time in office was marked by a long-standing standoff with the United States, including the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Fidel Castro served as the leader of which nation for almost half a century?

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