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Grandfather Born
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Grandmother Born
Born in Havana, Cuba -
Granfather Flees Spanish Revolution
My grandfather and his mother flee the war to start a new life in Cuba. His father was an alcoholic and left him at a young age -
Grandfather Graduates Law School
Attended law school during the same time as Fidel Castro. Became a successful lawyer in Havana. -
Grandparents Married
My grandparents met in Havana, got married, and built a new house. -
Castro Takes Cuba
Fidel Castro ousts U.S. backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista -
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
My uncle Rolando arrested as he participated in invasion -
Cuban Missile Crises
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Government Seizes Private Property
The family home was raided and property was taken such as my Grandfathers hunting rifles. All his money was taken from his bank account. -
Grandfather Sent to Labor Camp
My grandfather refused to go to Moscow to train as Communist lawyer and was arrested for not complying with the government. He returned after 6 months. -
Johnson Allows Cubans to Immigrate to U.S.
The Cuban Readjustment Act signed by President Johnson allowed Cubans to apply for legal documents to live in the U.S. -
Family Applies to Leave Cuba
Did not included my unborn mother,they had to apply again in order to get her legal papers and waited longer -
My Mother Was Born
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Grandfather Sent to Labor Camp Again
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Family Stays with Relative and Finds Job/House
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My Family Allowed to Leave Cuba
My mother was 3 years old. Government took all remaining property. They could not return to Cuba. Their house is currently a courthouse in Havana. -
Water Gate Scandal
My uncle Rolando arrested again after CIA recruit him and send him to break into the Watergate Building -
My Uncle goes to Collage
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My Mother Goes to Collage
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Uncle Rolando Pardoned by Ronald Regan
My uncle was one of five of the men who broke into the water gate building that were pardoned. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
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My Birthday
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Death of Fidel Castro
