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Fidel Castro is born on his father's sugar plantation near Biran, on the coast of Cuba's Oriente province.
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At the age of 6, Fidel asks his father if he can go to school.
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In 1942, Fidel starts high school in Havana.
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In 1946 Fidel attended University of Havana for law.
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In 1947 Fidel joined a coup attempt to overthrow the Domincan Republic's hated dictator, General Rafael Trujillo, but it fails.
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Fidel marries Mirta Diaz-Balart
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Fulgencio Batista takes power in a coup which sparks protest from Fidel and also causes him to go underground with his anti-governmental activites.
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69 of the 111 men who took part are killed and Castro is arrested. He is sentenced to 15 years in jail.
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Fidel was released from jail under amnesty and immediatly following that establishes and heads the July 26 Movement
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Fidel flees to Mexico
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This is the time that Fidel spent in Mexico
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In 1956 Fidel and 81 other men landed in Cuba and launched a 25-month-long military campaign.
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Batista flees the country. Castro makes victorious entry in Havana on January 8. He is appointed prime minister in February.
