When was Fidel Castro born?

Fidel Castro was born on 1926-08-13.

What events was Fidel Castro involved in?

university located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba

What events was Fidel Castro involved in?

high school in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States

What events was Fidel Castro involved in?

first wife of Fidel Castro (1928–2024)

What events was Fidel Castro involved in?

first wife of Fidel Castro (1928–2024)

Fidel Castro

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Born — Life — 1926-08-13
Fidel Castro was born on 1926-08-13.
Studied at University of Havana — Education — 1945-01-01
university located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba
Studied at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School — Education — 1945-01-01
high school in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Married Mirta Díaz-Balart — Family — 1948-10-01
first wife of Fidel Castro (1928–2024)
Married Mirta Díaz-Balart — Family — 1948-10-11
first wife of Fidel Castro (1928–2024)
Began a relationship with Natalia Revuelta Clews — Family — 1950-01-01
lover of Fidel Castro
Studied at University of Havana — Education — 1950-09-01
university located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba
Joined Party of the Cuban People – Orthodox — Politics — 1951-01-01
Cuban political party
Marriage to Mirta Díaz-Balart ended — Family — 1955-01-01
first wife of Fidel Castro (1928–2024)
Joined 26th of July Movement — Politics — 1955-01-01
Cuban political organization
Began serving as Prime Minister of Cuba — Career — 1959-02-16
Head of the Council of Ministers of Cuba
Received Order of the Nile — Recognition — 1959-11-05
Egyptian medal
Received Bintang Mahaputera Adipurna — Recognition — 1960-01-22
civilian honour of Indonesia
Received Lenin Peace Prize — Recognition — 1961
Soviet Union award named in honor of Vladimir Lenin
Began a relationship with Dalia Soto del Valle — Family — 1961-01-01
Fidel Castro's second wife
Began serving as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba — Career — 1961-06-24
Head of the Communist Party of Cuba and top leader of Cuba
Joined Integrated Revolutionary Organizations — Politics — 1961-07-01
Agrupación política cubana
Joined Integrated Revolutionary Organizations — Politics — 1962-03-26
Agrupación política cubana
Joined United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution — Politics — 1962-03-26
communist party active in Cuba from 1962 to 1965
Received Order of Lenin — Recognition — 1963
highest decoration awarded by the Soviet Union (1930-1991)
Received Hero of the Soviet Union — Recognition — 1963-05-23
highest title of the USSR awarded to Soviet citizens and foreigners for heroic acts, established 1934, since 1939 also a medal; awarded until 1991
Began a relationship with Évelyne Pisier — Family — 1964-01-01
French jurist, writer and political scientist (1941–2017)
Joined 26th of July Movement — Politics — 1965-01-01
Cuban political organization
Joined United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution — Politics — 1965-10-03
communist party active in Cuba from 1962 to 1965
Joined Communist Party of Cuba — Politics — 1965-10-03
Communist party in Cuba
Relationship with Évelyne Pisier ended — Family — 1968-01-01
French jurist, writer and political scientist (1941–2017)
Received Order of Lenin — Recognition — 1972
highest decoration awarded by the Soviet Union (1930-1991)
Received Grand Star of People's Friendship — Recognition — 1972-01-01
highest class of the state decoration "Star of People's Friendship" in the GDR (1959-1990)
Received Order of Georgi Dimitrov — Recognition — 1972-05-17
Bulgarian award
Received Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania — Recognition — 1972-05-26
Romanian order in five classes (1966–1990)
Received Collar of the Order of the White Lion — Recognition — 1972-06-22
Czech award
Received Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta — Recognition — 1973-04-24
one of five classes in a Polish order of chivalry (1921–)
Received Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" — Recognition — 1975-05-09
commemorative medal of the Soviet Union
Received Order of the October Revolution — Recognition — 1976
Soviet award
Began serving as President of Cuba — Career — 1976-12-02
Head of State of Cuba since 2019
Received Order of Merit — Recognition — 1977
national order in the Jamaican honours system
Received Order of Jamaica — Recognition — 1977-10-16
national order in the Jamaican honours system
Began serving as Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement — Career — 1979-09-10
highest position in the Non-Aligned Movement
Relationship with Dalia Soto del Valle ended — Family — 1980-01-01
Fidel Castro's second wife
Stopped serving as Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement — Career — 1983-03-06
highest position in the Non-Aligned Movement
Received Order of Lenin — Recognition — 1986
highest decoration awarded by the Soviet Union (1930-1991)
Received Order of Klement Gottwald — Recognition — 1986-07-10
Fidel Castro had a award received connection with Order of Klement Gottwald.
Received Order of Karl Marx — Recognition — 1986-08-12
maximum order of the German Democratic Republik (GDR), donated in 1953 (awarded 1953-1989)
Received Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star — Recognition — 1986-09-14
Fidel Castro had a award received connection with Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star.
Received Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle — Recognition — 1988
condecoración civil de México, categoría de la Orden Mexicana del Águilar Azteca
Received Order of Eduardo Mondlane, 1st class — Recognition — 1988-12-08
Fidel Castro had a award received connection with Order of Eduardo Mondlane, 1st class.
Received Order of Hồ Chí Minh — Recognition — 1989-01-08
La Orden de Ho Chi Minh es la segunda condecoración más alta de las otorgadas por la República Democrática de Vietnam
Received Order of Agostinho Neto — Recognition — 1992-07-09
Angolan state award
Received Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali — Recognition — 1998-07-13
highest dignity of the National Order of Mali
Received Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella — Recognition — 1998-08-22
order
Received Grand Collar of the Order of Good Hope — Recognition — 1998-09-04
Fidel Castro had a award received connection with Grand Collar of the Order of Good Hope.
Received Order of Belize — Recognition — 1999-02-08
award
Received Emblem of the Republic — Recognition — 2000
decoration highest grade of the Yemeni Order of the Unification
Received Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class — Recognition — 2000-06-19
Ukrainian state award
Received Order of the Liberator — Recognition — 2000-10-30
Venezuelan order
Received Order of the Crown of the Realm — Recognition — 2001-05-11
Malaysian order
Began serving as Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement — Career — 2006-09-16
highest position in the Non-Aligned Movement
Stopped serving as Prime Minister of Cuba — Career — 2008-02-24
Head of the Council of Ministers of Cuba
Stopped serving as President of Cuba — Career — 2008-02-24
Head of State of Cuba since 2019
Stopped serving as Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement — Career — 2008-02-24
highest position in the Non-Aligned Movement
Received Order of Omar Torrijos Herrera — Recognition — 2009-01-05
Fidel Castro had a award received connection with Order of Omar Torrijos Herrera.
Received Order of the Quetzal — Recognition — 2009-02-16
highest decoration awarded in Guatemala
Received Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo — Recognition — 2009-03-27
award
Received Order of Merit, 1st class — Recognition — 2010-03-26
highest class of the Ukrainian Order of Merit
Received Order of Timor-Leste — Recognition — 2010-12-03
Fidel Castro had a award received connection with Order of Timor-Leste.
Stopped serving as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba — Career — 2011-04-19
Head of the Communist Party of Cuba and top leader of Cuba
Received Confucius Peace Prize — Recognition — 2014
award
Marriage to Dalia Soto del Valle ended — Family — 2016-01-01
Fidel Castro's second wife
Died — Life — 2016-11-25
Fidel Castro died on 2016-11-25.