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Fidel Castro

 * Born: August 13, 1926 [[image:fidelcastro.jpg align="right"]]
 * Birthplace: Mayari, Cuba


 * On July 26, 1953, Castro led about 150 men on an attack on the Moncada Barricks. Many of his men were killed and he then was charged with treason. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison but had a two hour closing argument "History will absolve me" and he was let out in 1955. Late in 1959, Castro attempted to gain the Batista government and finally succeeded becoming leader of Cuba. Castro came to power after the Cuban Revolution.

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 * Later, [|Castro] became Prime Minister of Cuba. He led Cuba into a one-party socialist republic. In 1976 he became President of the Council of State. Castro became closely aligned with the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, aligning Cuba with the USSR only led to more friction between Cuba and the United States.
 * Castro's relations with the United States have always been not so good but became worse after the attack on the Bay of Pigs.