(Baonghean.vn) - Legendary revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has passed away at the age of 90. Along with Che Guevara, Fidel was a legendary leader of the revolutionary movements in Latin American countries. Below are images of important moments in the life of this legendary leader.
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| President Fidel Castro was born in 1926 in the small Cuban town of Biran. His parents, immigrants from Spain, were wealthy sugarcane plantation owners. Fidel Castro joined the revolution at an early age. |
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| In 1953, Fidel Castro and his comrades attacked the Moncada barracks, rebelling against the rule of General Fulgencio Batista with military force. After two years in prison, Fidel Castro lived in exile in Mexico. (In the photo, Castro is standing to the right of the woman in the white dress.) |
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| In 1956, Fidel Castro and about 80 guerrillas returned to Cuba from Mexico. They organized attacks against the government and established resistance bases in the Sierra Maestra jungle. The resistance group gained popular support and grew to over 800 members. |
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| Fidel Castro raised his gun after overthrowing the Batista dictatorship in 1959. |
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| In 1959, after the revolution successfully overthrew General Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro became President of Cuba. He pledged to build a clean government that respected the Constitution. |
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| Fidel Castro, wearing glasses, is commanding the army against a group of 1,500 counter-revolutionary Cuban exiles in 1961. These exiles, backed by the CIA, landed at the Bay of Pigs with the goal of overthrowing the government led by Fidel. |
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| Cuban President Fidel Castro in his office. He was one of the world's longest-serving leaders with extraordinary work ethic. |
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| Fidel Castro had a special affection for Vietnam, and this was one of his visits to a country he once declared he would "donate even his blood if necessary." In the photo, Fidel is speaking with Prime Minister Pham Van Dong. |
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| Fidel Castro temporarily handed over leadership of the country to his younger brother Raul in July 2006 to undergo stomach surgery. |
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| On February 19, 2008, he announced his decision to retire due to health reasons after 49 years of leading the country. |
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| Since then he has not appeared in public, and only photographs of him have been published in Cuban newspapers. |
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| On November 26, Cuban state television reported that the country's revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, had passed away on the evening of November 25 at the age of 90. |
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