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Fidel Castro

By kathryn__harris

  • Birth

    Born on August 13, 1926 in Biran, Cuban.

  • Rebellion

    Castro participates in an unsuccessful rebellion in the Dominican Republic against Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo

  • Castro leads Parliament

    Castro runs for parliament. The government is overthrown March 10th, 1952, by Fulgencio Batista, and the elections are suspended.

  • Attacks the Moncada military barracks

    Castro and about 150 others attack the Moncada military barracks in Santiago de Cuba in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Batista regime.

  • Sentenced to prison

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    Fidel and Raul spend time in U.S. and Mexico

    While in Mexico, they meet Argentine physician Che Guevara. The three organize a group of Cuban exiles into a new guerilla group.

  • Cao and his brother Raul are released from prison They go into exile.

  • Fulgencio Batista is overthrown by Castro's forces.

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  • Castro takes over as prime minister of Cuba.

  • Cuba and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations

  • Castro addresses the United Nations General Assembly.

  • Bay of Pigs

    A group of about 1,300 Cuban exiles lands at Playa Giron or Bay of Pigs. Armed with U.S. weapons, they attempt to overthrow Castro, but are unsuccessful.

  • Survivors from Bay of Pigs released

    The survivors from Bay of Pigs are released in exchange for $53 million in food and medicine.

  • Elected president of the State Council

    This new title replaces the jobs and responsibilities of the president and prime minister

  • He appears ill while delivering a speech

    He has to be helped down from the podium

  • After delivering a speech, Castro falls while leaving the podium.

  • Undergoes surgery

    Undergoes intestinal surgery and has temporarily granted power to his younger brother Raul. The arrangement is expected to last for several weeks while Fidel recovers.

  • Resigns as president

    Due to declining health, Castro announces his resignation as president in a letter published in the middle of the night in the online version of Cuba's state-run newspaper, Granma.

  • Resigned as head of Communist party

    In an essay published in the media, he writes that he resigned as head of the Communist party when he fell ill on July 31, 2006, and never tried to resume his position.

  • Castro is in better health conditions

    The Cuban government steps up efforts to prove Castro is still in good health. .