Three, four, or five authors You must cite all authors, either in text or parenthetically, the first time they are referenced. From then on, use only the surname of the first author, followed by et al. Notice in the following examples that et al., which means âand others,â is not italicized and ends with a period.
Fidel Castro was the political and revolutionary leader in Cuba who rose to fame after overthrowing the oppressive regime of Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and established a communist government in the country.
Under his administration Cuba became a one-party socialist state; industry and business were nationalized, and state socialist reforms were implemented throughout society. Internationally, Castro was the Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1979 to 1983 and from 2006 to 2008.