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Birthday
He's born at his father's (a veteran from the Spanish-American war) farm in Cuba; being the second oldest children out the twelve his parents had, his father was Ángel María Bautista Castro y Argiz and her mother was Lina Ruz Gonzalez. -
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Fidel Castro's life
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Castro entered a law school
He began studying at the University of Havana, where he became a student activist and tried to become President of the Federation of University Students -
He graduated from law school
After exposing some of Cuba's government secret deals with criminal gangs, he graduated from the University of Havana -
His forces started Cuba’s revolution
Fidel Castro and his Guerrillas (guerrileros) achieved to take control of different buildings by attacking their enemies with brute force. -
He became first Minister of Cuba
He was elected as Prime Minister of Cuba. -
He became Head of State and Government
He is elected as the president of both, the Council of State and the Council of Minister, which gave him the power to rule over the country -
He retires from politics
He retires from politics after his brother Raúl Castro is elected as president, and due to health problems -
His Death
Fidel Castro dies at 22:29 in his house of La Havana due to natural causes.