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In the Third World, there are 1.3 billion poor people. In other words, one out of every three inhabitants lives in poverty.

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Fidel Castro
Age: 90 †
Born: 1926
Born: August 13
Died: 2016
Died: November 25
Former Prime Minister Of Cuba
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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
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