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.
At the 1997 party congress, RaÃºl was anointed by Fidel as his future successor to head the party and the country and to ensure that the Cuban Revolution ânever can be corrupted by anybody [and]â¦never be destroyed by ourselves.â In 2011 RaÃºlâwho had succeeded Fidel as president of Cuba in 2008âbecame party leader.