Fidel Castro

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban revolutionary leader who led his country from January 1959 until the announcement of his retirement in February 2008. He took power in an armed revolution that overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, and was shortly thereafter sworn in as the Prime Minister of Cuba. In 1965 he became First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and led the transformation of Cuba into a one-party socialist republic.

Fidel Castro in The Gladiator
Fidel Castro permitted the Soviet Union to place nuclear missiles in Cuba as a deterrent to US invasion in 1962. The United States was initially aggressive in resisting action, but ultimately backed down. This act signaled to the rest of the world that the US was not as committed to fighting the Cold War.

''Note: This is somewhat speculative, as Castro is not specifically named in the text. However, the Cuban Missle Crisis is evidentally the Point of Divergence, and so it is logical to assume that Castro was in power.''

Fidel Castro in Southern Victory
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (b. August 13, 1926) was a citizen of the Confederacy state of Cuba. He met sailors from the Josephus Daniels who delivered weapons as part of the orders Sam Carsten had to help foment revolution. By that time, Castro, only about sixteen years old, was already involved in the Cuban underground.