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birth
Fidel Castro was Born: August 13, 1926. His parents were Dalia Soto del Valle and Mirta Diaz-Balart, and he had siblings, and they were Raúl Castro, Juanita Castro, Ramón Castro Ruz. -
school
Fidel Castro was Educated in private Jesuit boarding schools. When castro was young he was a gifted student but he got in trouble a lot because he was more interested in sports than studies. Then he graduated in 1945 and Castro entered law school at the University of Havana and became interested in politics. -
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passion
In 1947, castro became really passionate about social justice, and he traveled to the Dominican Republic to join an expedition,and he also tried to overthrow of the country's dictator,(Rafael Trujillo) but failed before they got started. also in 1947 castro joined a political party and in 1948 he lost the election but that inspired him to be ardent disciple. -
marrige
In 1951 castro married Mirta Díaz Balart and she was from a wealthy political family in Cuba.They had one child, named Fidel, in 1949. And the marriage made Castro have a wealthier lifestyle and more political connections.At the same time he developed an interest in the work of Karl Marx and planed on running for a seat in the Cuban congress. -
cancelled
in March 1952 a group led by General Fulgencio Batista successfully defeated the government and the upcoming election was cancelled. leaving Castro without a legitimate political platform and little income to support his family. -
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successful
In 1958 Castro and his forces mounted a series of successful military campaigns to capture and hold key areas throughout Cuba.Castro's efforts led to the fall of Batista's government.In 1959, Batista went to the Dominican Republic. -
government
In 1959 Castro had successfully ended his guerrilla campaign to take control of Cuba. then a government was created, with Manuel Urrutia as president and José Miró Cardona as the prime minister. It quickly was recognized by the United States, and Castro arrived in Havana to cheering crowds and took the post of commander in chief of the military. -
commander
In 1959 Castro had successfully ended his guerrilla campaign to take control of Cuba. then a government was created, with Manuel Urrutia as president and José Miró Cardona as the prime minister. It quickly was recognized by the United States, and Castro arrived in Havana to cheering crowds and took the post of commander in chief of the military. -
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president
Castro was President from 1976 to 2008. -
death
Fidel Castro Died: November 25, 2016.
