{"slug": "fidel-castro", "label": "Fidel Castro", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_Castro", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11256", "qid": "Q11256", "description": "Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016)", "entries": 15, "years": 10, "span": [1953, 1998], "span_label": ["1953 CE", "1998 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 6}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 2}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "cuba", "label": "Cuba", "shared": 8}, {"slug": "havana", "label": "Havana", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "soviet-union", "label": "Soviet Union", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cold-war", "label": "Cold War", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pope-john-paul-ii", "label": "Pope John Paul II", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "venezuela", "label": "Venezuela", "shared": 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Cuba, Castro's revolutionary army begins its attacks on Havana.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371827125#April", "title": "1958", "revid": 1371827125, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1958, "year_label": "1958 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "February 24", "text": "February 24 – In Cuba, Fidel Castro's Radio Rebelde begins broadcasting from Sierra Maestra.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371827125#February", "title": "1958", "revid": 1371827125, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1959, "year_label": "1959 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 16", "text": "February 16 – Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370221732#February", "title": "1959", "revid": 1370221732, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1959, "year_label": "1959 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 1", "text": "January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370221732#January", "title": "1959", "revid": 1370221732, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1959, "year_label": "1959 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 7", "text": "January 7 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370221732#January", "title": "1959", "revid": 1370221732, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1959, "year_label": "1959 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 14", "text": "June 14 – A 3-front invasion of the Dominican Republic by exile forces backed by Fidel Castro and Venezuela attempts to overthrow Rafael Trujillo.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370221732#June", "title": "1959", "revid": 1370221732, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 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Maleconazo: Groups of protesters spread from Havana, Cuba's Castillo de la Punta (\"Point Castle\"), creating the first protests against Fidel Castro's government since 1959.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369917016#August", "title": "1994", "revid": 1369917016, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1998, "year_label": "1998 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 21", "text": "January 21 - Pope John Paul II begins a 5-day visit to Cuba; Fidel Castro releases 300 political prisoners in a gesture of goodwill.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373236679#January", "title": "1998", "revid": 1373236679, "section": "Events › January"}}]}