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happy birthday
Fidel castro was born on august 13 1926. He was born in Bir`an cuba.
Fidel Castro died on November 25, 2016 at the age of 90. He died in cuba. -
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life and death
life and death -
wealth at young age
Castro grew up in wealthy circumstances amid the poverty of Cuba but was also imbued with a sense of Spanish pride from his teachers. From an early age, Castro showed he was intellectually gifted, but he was also something of a troublemaker and was often more interested in sports than studies. -
The movement
Castro and fellow members of the Partido Ortodoxo organized a group they called "The Movement" and planned an insurrection. On July 26, 1953, Castro and approximately 150 supporters attacked the Moncada military barracks outside of Santiago de Cuba in an attempt to overthrow Batista. However, the attack failed and Castro was captured, tried, convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison. -
9 kids
Although there is no official count, Castro is believed to have fathered at least nine children. With his first wife Martina, he had a son Fidel ("Fidelito"), who reportedly committed suicide in February 2018 after a battle with depression. Castro and his second wife, Dalia Sota del Valle, had five more sons. He also had three other children (two daughters and one son) from three separate women. -
bay of pigs
The bay of pig invasion took place on April 17 1961. After three days 1,400 Cuban exiles invaded Cuba at the remote Bay of Pigs in an attempt to overthrow the Castro regime. It finally ended on April 19 1961 and the USA lost -
famous Quotes
Some of is quotes are “I have concluded—maybe a little late—that speeches must be short.” “I have a heart of steel.” and my last one “Condemn me, it does not matter. History will absolve me.” -
break of nuclear war
In October 1962, Castro's increasing reliance on Soviet support brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis of 1962, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare. It ended on October 28th 1962 and started on October 16th 1962. -
soviet union
After the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union sent Cuba's economy into a tailspin, Castro's revolution began to lose momentum. Without cheap oil imports and an eager Soviet market for Cuban sugar and other goods, Cuban unemployment and inflation grew. 85% of market disappeared -
president Castro
On February 19, 2008, 81-year-old Fidel Castro permanently gave up the Cuban presidency due to his deteriorating physical condition. He handed over power to Raúl, who was 76 years old at the time. -
brother death
Castro’s one son Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart commits suicide on february 1st 2018. He was battling depression. Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart was a Cuban nuclear physicist and government official.
