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Fidel Castro was born on August 13, 1926
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Castro leads armed uprising against military dictator Fulgencio Batista, captured in failed attack on Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba
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Castro, who stated “History will absolve me” at his trial, is given amnesty and leaves prison for Mexico
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Castro and 81 other would-be revolutionaries land in Cuba on the yacht “Granma.”. Most are routed, but 12 survivors — including Castro, his brother Raul Castro and Argentine Ernesto “Che” Guevara — regroup in Sierra Maestra mountains where they launch a guerrilla war
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Presence of Soviet warheads in Cuba provokes standoff between Moscow and Washington. Many fear nuclear war, but Soviet Union decides to withdraw missiles after President John F. Kennedy imposes naval blockade.
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Ratified by newly-created National Assembly.
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Castro government ends ban on use of U.S. dollars, one of a series of limited economic openings that government says are aimed at saving revolution.
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More than 35,000 people leave Cuba in flimsy rafts and boats during summer crisis, prompting a migration agreement with the United States to allow a minimum of 20,000 legal entry visas to Cubans annually.
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75 pro-democracy activists and independent journalists jailed, prompting international criticism.
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Castro takes to writing prolific flow of articles on world issues, mainly attacks on the U.S. government.Castro hints he will not cling to power or block rise of younger leaders in message read on television.
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Almost 19 months since he last appeared in public, Castro said he would not return as head of state and government.
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