He creates a stronghold in the Sierra Masetra Mountains where his revolutionary movement grows in popularity.ġ958: The United States withdraws its military assistance to the Batista regime. He goes into exile in Mexico.ġ955: While in Mexico, Castro founds the 26th of July movement, named after the failed offensive on the Moncada Barracks that led to his imprisonment.ġ956: Castro returns to Cuba. May 1955: Castro is granted amnesty and released from prison. October 1953: After a three-month trial, Castro is sentenced to 15 years in prison for his part in the attacks on the Moncada Barracks. The revolt is unsuccessful and Castro is arrested. July 26, 1953: Castro organizes a rebellion, attacking Batista's largest military outpost, the Moncada Barracks near Santiago. Fulgencio Batista.ġ944: Batista retires and is succeeded by Ramon Gray San Martin.ġ945: Castro attends the University of Havana Law School.ġ950: Castro opens a private law practice in Havana.ġ952: Castro's plans to run for the House of Representatives are disrupted as Batista returns to power after an eight-year retirement.
13, 1926: Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is born on his family's sugar plantation in Biran, Cuba.ġ933: Gerado Machado's dictatorial regime is overthrown in a military coup led by Sgt. Read a timeline of the communist dictator's life.ĭecember 1903: The treaty leasing Guantanamo Bay to the United States for use as a military fueling station is signed in Havana.ġ925: The Cuban Socialist Party is founded.Īug. After falling ill in July 2006, he cedes power to his brother Raul, then resigns as president in February 2008. Fidel Castro looks skyward as he delivers a speech in Bayamo July 26, 2006, during a ceremony marking the 53rd anniversary of the assault on the Moncada barracks by rebels led by Castro.įidel Castro seized power in Cuba in 1959 and held it for nearly a half-century, becoming one of the world's longest-ruling leaders.
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