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Fidel Castro

Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016)

20 dated entries naming Fidel Castro, drawn from 13 separate years between 1926 CE and 2016 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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20th century

  • 1926August 13 – Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary and politician (died 2016)source
  • 1953July 26 – Fidel Castro and his brother lead a disastrous assault on the Moncada Barracks, preliminary to the Cuban Revolution.source
  • 1956November 25 – Fidel Castro and Che Guevara depart from Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico, en route to Santiago de Cuba aboard the yacht Granma, with 82 men.source
  • 1958February 24 – In Cuba, Fidel Castro's Radio Rebelde begins broadcasting from Sierra Maestra.source
  • 1958April 3 – In Cuba, Castro's revolutionary army begins its attacks on Havana.source
  • 1959January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.source
  • 1959January 7 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.source
  • 1959January 7 - Cuba's new government announced the first executions of former officials of Fulgencio Batista. Ten officers were executed at Santiago including Col. Arcadio Casillas, who oversaw Santiago. The same day, the United States recognized the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.source
  • 1959February 16 – Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba.source
  • 1959June 14 – A 3-front invasion of the Dominican Republic by exile forces backed by Fidel Castro and Venezuela attempts to overthrow Rafael Trujillo.source
  • 1961December 2 – Cold War: In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro announces he is a Marxist–Leninist, and that Cuba will adopt socialism.source
  • 1962January 3 – The office of Pope John XXIII announces the excommunication of Fidel Castro for preaching communism and interfering with Catholic churches in Cuba.source
  • 1963May 23 – Fidel Castro visits the Soviet Union.source
  • 1967April 29 – Fidel Castro announces that all intellectual property belongs to the people and that Cuba intends to translate and publish technical literature without compensation.source
  • 1971November 14 - Fidel Castro visits the Chuquicamata copper mine.source
  • 1971November 17 - Fidel Castro visits the municipal stadium and the huachipato plant in Concepción, Chilesource
  • 1971November 20 - Fidel Castro visits Punta Arenas.source
  • 1994August 5 – 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.source
  • 1998January 21 - Pope John Paul II begins a 5-day visit to Cuba; Fidel Castro releases 300 political prisoners in a gesture of goodwill.source

21st century

  • 2016November 25 – Fidel Castro, 90, Cuban politician, Prime Minister (1959–1976), President (1976–2008).source

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