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Birth date
Cuban leader Fidel Castro was born near Birán, https://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/04/world/americas/fidel-castro---fast-facts/index.html -
Education 1942-1950
Colegio Dolores in Santiago de Cuba, 1942; Colegio Belen in Havana
1945; University of Havana : He entered the school of law
1950; Graduation. Begining of practice , He became a menber of reformist cuben party -
An unsuccessful rebellion
Castro participates in an unsuccessful rebellion in the Dominican Republic against Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo. -
Castro runs for parliament
Castro runs for parliament. The government is overthrown on March 10, 1952, by Fulgencio Batista, and the elections are suspended. -
Attack the Mocada military. The prison
Castro and approximately 150 others attack the Moncada military barracks in Santiago de Cuba in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Batista regime. Castro is sentenced to 15 years in prison. -
82 exiles
Eighty-two exiles land in Cuba, on a yacht named Granma. Most are killed immediately. The survivors, including Guevara and the Castros, flee to the Sierra Maestra Mountains. -
January-April 1959
January 1, 1959 - Batista is overthrown by Castro's forces. January 2, 1959 - Manuel Urrutia is named the new president. Jose Miro Cardona is appointed prime minister. February 16, 1959 - Castro takes over as prime minister. April 15-26, 1959 - Castro visits the United States. -
A Soviet delegation visits Cuba
A Soviet delegation visits Cuba. During the visit, Soviet officials meet with Castro to discuss installing nuclear missiles in Cuba. -
US President Bill Clinton announces :
US President Bill Clinton announces an end to the "open door" policy on Cuban refugees, established by US President Lyndon Johnson in 1966. From now on, Cubans intercepted at sea will be repatriated, but those who reach land will be allowed to stay. -
A historic five-day visit
January 21-25, 1998 - Castro welcomes Pope John Paul II as the pontiff begins a historic five-day visit. This marks the first time a pope has ever visited Cuba. -
long sentences
Castro cracks down on dissidents, giving long sentences to 75 arrested activists. -
Health problems
July 31, 2006 - A statement read on Cuban TV announces that Castro is undergoing intestinal surgery and has provisionally handed over power to his brother Raul. The arrangement is expected to last for several weeks while Castro recuperates. -
The resignation
February 19, 2008 - Due to ailing 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. -
Mourning period
April 19, 2016 - Castro addresses his mortality at the end of a three-day Cuban Communist Party Congress November 25, 2016 - President Raul Castro announces the death of his older brother. Cuba begins an official mourning period where all activities and public performances stop, and the flag will fly at half-staff in public and military establishments. Radio and television will broadcast patriotic and historical programming, the Cuban state news outlet reported.
