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Trujillo was born
Trujillo was born on this day in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic -
Trujillo got his first job
he took a job as a telegraph operator. After joining a gang and committing a string of crimes, Trujillo was arrested for forging a check and subsequently lost his job. -
Trujillo got married
Trujillo married his first wife, Aminta Ledesima, who would give him two daughters. -
End of 1916
At the end of 1916, he took a weigher position on a sugar plantation.Trujillo was later promoted to private policeman on the plantation because of diaplaying leadership qualities -
Trujillo became a police
Trujillo became a police that is trained by the U.S. Marines -
Trujillo became the commander in chief
Trujillo quickly rose up the ranks and soon became the commander in chief -
Castro was born
Castro was born on this day near Birán, Cuba -
Fidel Castro's birth
Castro was born on this day -
The era of Trujillo
Trujillo named himself a candidate in the new presidential elections. And during his campaign he hired secret police to eliminate those who are supporting the other side -
Trujillo killed over 20000 Hitians
Trujillo killed over 20000 Hitians and was known as the El Corte -
Trujillo toward the end of his life
he held the position until 1938, and then resumed his official position from 1942 until 1952 -
Castro in his early life
He attended El Colegio de Belen. After his graduation in late 1945, Castro entered law school at the University of Havana and he became interested in the political climate of Cuban nationalism, anti-imperialism and socialism. -
Castro's early insurrections and arrests
In 1947, Castro became really interested about social justice. he went to to the Dominican Republic to join a gang attempting to overthrow the dictator Rafael Trujillo. -
Castro's marriage
Castro married Mirta Diaz Balart, the wife was from a wealthy family in Cuba. They had one child his name is Fidelito -
Castro in prison
Castro spended 2 years in the prison and was released on 1955 -
Castro attempt to overthrow Batista
Castro 150 supporters attacked the Moncada military barracks in an attempt to overthrow Batista. -
Castro became the prime minister
They suddenly resigned and Castro became the prime minister -
An attemp was treid to overthrow Castro
on this day 1,400 Cuban exiles invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in an attempt to overthrow the Castro regime. -
Trujillo died
Trujillo got assassainated he was shot and killed when his blue Chevrolet Bel Air was ambushed on a road outside the Dominican capital -
Castro promoted himself
Castro promoted himself on this day Castro promoted himself as the leading spokesperson for Third World countries -
Castro's revolution began to lose momentum
Castro's revolution began to lose momentum because Soviet Union brought down Cubas encomy -
Castro underwent surgery
Castro underwent surgery for gastrointestinal bleeding -
Castro gave his spot to his borther
Castro gave up the Cuban presidency due to his poor physical condition. He handed over power to his brother, Raul, who was 76 years old at the time -
Castro was proven still in good health
The Cuban government steps up efforts to prove Castro is still in good health.
