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Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro: Early Years Castro was born on August 13, 1926, in Birán, a small town in eastern Cuba. His father was a wealthy Spanish sugarcane farmer who first came to the island during the Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898). His mother was a domestic servant for his father’s family who bore him out of […]

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Cuban President Raul Castro, 2017. Raul Castro, pictured in this 2017 photo, announced that he will leave office in April 2018. (Credit: Prensa Latina Xinhua/ Eyevine/Redux)

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How the Castro Family Dominated Cuba for Nearly 60 Years

In 2019, the island nation long ruled by dictator Fidel Castro and his family, got a new leader: Miguel Díaz-Canel.

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Lee Harvey Oswald

JFK Files: Cuban Intelligence Was in Contact With Oswald, Praised His Shooting Ability

Here are the 10 most revealing highlights from the 2,800 JFK assassination files declassified in October 2017.

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A group of Cuban counter-revolutionaries, members of Assault Brigade 2506, after their capture in the Bay of Pigs, Cuba.

5 Things You Might Not Know About the Bay of Pigs Invasion

What led to the failure of the April 1961 U.S.-orchestrated attack on Fidel Castro’s Cuba?

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Fidel Castro’s Wild New York Visit

During a two-week visit to address the United Nations in New York, Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro stole headlines and courted controversy.

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1959

Fidel Castro sworn in as prime minister

Latin American History
1980

Fidel Castro announces Mariel Boatlift, allowing Cubans to emigrate to U.S.

Latin American History
2006

Cuba plays in World Baseball Classic

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1961

United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba

Cold War
1959

United States recognizes new Cuban government

Cold War
1961

The Bay of Pigs invasion begins

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