Article published May 17, 2005
A look at the life of anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles

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Key events in the life of Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles, whose
extradition is demanded by Cuban President Fidel Castro.

- Feb. 15, 1928: Born in Cienfuegos, Cuba.

- Early 1961: A supervisor for Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., he flees Cuba,
first to Mexico, then to Florida.

- 1961: Trains for CIA-organized Bay of Pigs invasion. His ship does not
land before the April 17 attack fails.

- February 1963-March 1964: Serves in U.S. Army.

- 1964-1965: Involved in anti-Castro activities in United States, Dominican
Republic and Puerto Rico. CIA reports indicate he works as agent starting in
1965.

- May 1965: FBI report has him associated with plot to overthrow Guatemalan
government.

- June 1965: FBI reports say Posada planned to blow up Soviet or Cuban
freighter in port of Veracruz, Mexico.

- 1967: Moves to Venezuela, rises to become head of counterintelligence for
government security agency.

- March 1974: Retired from security agency, operates private security
company.

- June 1976: CIA reports last contact with Posada.

- Oct. 6, 1976: Cuban civilian jetliner bombed over Bahamas, killing 73
people. Cubans, Venezuelans and then-secret U.S. intelligence reports say
Posada involved in planning. Posada denies involvement.

- October 1976: Arrested in Venezuela. Acquitted in military and civilian
trials, but held while prosecution appeals.

- August 1985: Escapes prison.

- 1986: Newspaper and witnesses say Posada in El Salvador working on U.S.
supply effort for Nicaragua's Contra rebels.

- April-September 1997: Hotel bombings in Havana kill one tourist. Cuba
blames Posada, who first acknowledges and then denies role in the attacks.

- November 17, 2000: Castro announces plot to assassinate him at
Ibero-American summit in Panama. Panamanian officials find explosives,
arrest Posada and three others, who are later convicted of endangering
public security.

- August 26, 2004: Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso pardons Posada and
allows him to be flown out of country, apparently to Honduras.

- March 2005: Posada enters United States. Attorney says he is seeking
asylum.

- May 13, 2005: Venezuela says it has asked U.S. government to arrest and
extradite Posada.

- May 17, 2005: Castro leads massive Havana march to demand Posada's arrest.