Fidel Castro

13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016

Fidel Castro was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who led the Cuban Revolution and governed Cuba as prime minister and later president for nearly five decades. He established a one-party socialist state and remained a prominent and polarizing figure in international politics.

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Born in Birán, Cuba
13 August 1926

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born on his family's estate near Birán in eastern Cuba.

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Graduated in law from the University of Havana
1950

Castro earned a law degree and became involved in political activism.

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Led the attack on the Moncada Barracks
26 July 1953

Castro led a failed assault on the Moncada Barracks, for which he was imprisoned.

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Launched the guerrilla war against Batista
December 1956

Castro returned from Mexico aboard the Granma to begin the armed insurgency from the Sierra Maestra.

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Took power after the Cuban Revolution
1 January 1959

Castro's forces overthrew Fulgencio Batista and he became the leader of Cuba.

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Cuban Missile Crisis
October 1962

Cuba was at the center of a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over missiles based on the island.

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Handed power to Raúl Castro
31 July 2006

Castro transferred his responsibilities to his brother Raúl due to declining health, formally resigning in 2008.

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Died in Havana
25 November 2016

Castro died in Havana at the age of 90.

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