Fidel Castro holds the record for the longest lived dictatorship in modern Latin America.

true or false?

True

Explanation:

Fidel Castro is the dictator that holds the record in Latin America for having the longest reign. He was leading Cuba from 1959 to 2008, whole 49 years, before he gave the power to his brother. Castro was a dictator with communist ideals, and he had absolute power in Cuba, having no institution to control his actions. Despite being a dictator, Castro actually managed to stabilize Cuba, it even though the country didn't really flourished, it had a slow but stable progress. The only other dictator in Latin America that comes somewhat close, but still far away in length of reign in a dictatorship manner is Alfredo Stroessner from Paraguay with his 35 years of rule.