October 16, 1953 - Castro is sentenced to 15 years in prison. May 15, 1955 - Fidel and Raul Castro are released as part of a general amnesty for political prisoners. They go into exile in Mexico.

Guillén, who told him about a young law student, Fidel Castro, who might be the person capable of overthrowing Fulgencio Batista’s regime. Gabo met Castro for the first time in 1959 after the ...

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On the eve of Fidel Castro’s funeral, the current president of Cuba Raúl Castro announced that his older brother’s name and likeness “would never be used on institutions, streets ...

1953 - Attempts, along with his older brother Fidel Castro, to overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, after which both are sentenced to 15 years in prison. They are released less than ...

Fidel Castro Ruz was born Aug. 13 ... “We have to stick to the facts and, simply put, the socialist camp has collapsed.” — Castro in 1991. “There’s nothing strange about it.

Here’s a look at the life of Raúl Castro, former President of Cuba. Personal Birth date: June 3, 1931 Birth place: Birán, Cuba Birth name: Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz Father: Ángel Castro, Spanish ...