Fidel Castro

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Cuban politician and revolutionary
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Birth
1926-Aug-12
Death
2016-Nov-24 ( at the age of 90 )
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2025-08-26
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2025-08-27
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26 Moments
2008
2007
2004
Fidel Castro Breaks knee in fall after speech.
2003
2002
2001
Fidel Castro Faints at rally due to exhaustion
1994
Havana riots, major anti-Castro protest
1977
the Cuban exile group known as the "Antonio Maceo Brigade" took their first trip to Cuba
1976
1975
Sends troops to Angola
1965
Founds Cuban Communist Party, named First Secretary.
1962
Cuban Missile Crisis ends with Soviet withdrawal of missiles.
1961
Defeats U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs invasion.
1960
Castro flew to New York City for the General Assembly of the United Nations.
1959
Fidel Castro embarked on a high-profile visit to the United States.
Castro enters Havana, begins transformation of Cuba with reforms and nationalizations
Batista flees to Dominican Republic
1956
Lands in Cuba on yacht 'Granma.' 12 survivors regroup in Sierra Maestra to launch guerrilla war.
1955
1953
July 26, 1953 - Leads armed uprising against military dictator Fulgencio Batista. Captured in failed attack on Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba.
1947
1945
Castro transferred to the Jesuit-run El Colegio de Belén in Havana.
1926