This is indeed personal wealth. These assets are held in his name. When he dies, whoever succeeds him will probably be able to seize his assets, just as when any dictatorship changes hands. But this is just the way things are done in Cuba. The ruler can seize whatever he wants, no matter who it belongs to.
Why, because he machineguns them? Because he puts them in jail for decades and tortures them for criticizing him? I think Castro cares about Castro and does whatever he thinks will best persuade the Cuban people not to rise up and shrug him off.
And who exactly does George W. care about.
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