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Born
Born in Biran, Cuba (Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz) -
Graduated
Graduated from the University of Havana and started/opened a law office -
Election
Ran for election to the Cuban House of Representatives -
Dictator
Batista seized power, cancelling the election Castro ran for -
Failed Attack
Castro led about 120 men in a failed attack on army barracks. He is captured, most of his men killed, and is senteced to fifteen years in prison. -
Release
Castro is released from prison as part of a general amnesty -
Sailing
Castro got on a ship to east Cuba and was ambushed, retreating into the mountains with 17 other survivors -
Revolutionary
Revolutionaries started attacking recruits and winning small battles against Rural Guard patrols -
Offense
Bastita stages huge offesive attack to try and end revolution, sending in air force and others -
Castro
Fidel Castro overthrows dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista and takes power as new Prime Minister -
Business
Nationalised all US businesses from casinos to oil rigs -
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Supply
Throughout the 60s to the 80s Cuba was supplying military and financial aid to leftist guerilla movements in Latin America and Africa -
April
Bay of Pigs invasion is launched and fails (first air attack misses target and second was cancelled) -
Communist
Late in the year, Castro declares himself Marxist-Leninist -
Missile
Cuban Missile crisis occurs over a 13 day stand that ends with Russia removing nuclear weapons from being so close to Florida and with the US removing nuclear weapons from Turkey (under the table) while Cuba was left out of negotiations -
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Economy
After the Soviet Union fell, who was one of the mai financial supporters of Cuba, the economy became very shaky during the 90s -
Surgery
After things relatively got back on their feet, Castro briefly gave power to his brother after an intestinal surgery -
Hand Off
Fidel Castro gives the title and power to his younger brother Raul and "retires" -
Agreement
Cuban and US officials agreed to normalisation between the two countries -
Death
Fidel Castro died on Novemeber 25 at the age of 90 that is confirmed by his brother Raul -