Cuban Revolution

The Cuban Revolution was the overthrow of the Fulgencio Batista?s government by the 26th of July Movement and the establishment of a new Cuban government led by Fidel Castro in the 1950s. It began with the assault on the Moncada Barracks on July 26, 1953, and ended on January 1, 1959, when Batista was driven from the country and the cities Santa Clara and Santiago de Cuba were seized by rebels, led by Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, respectively. The term "Cuban Revolution" is also used to refer to the social revolution from 1959 to present and the adoption of Marxist principles by the new Cuban Government.

Related Topics:
Fulgencio Batista?s - 26th of July Movement - Cuban - Fidel Castro - 1950s - Moncada Barracks - July 26 - 1953 - January 1 - 1959 - Santa Clara - Santiago de Cuba - Che Guevara - Marxist

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This text is about the revolution in the late 1950s, but in Cuba, the word revolution is used for the entire movement towards communism through socialism, thus it is still considered a struggle. The same is true for the supporters of the revolution, outside Cuba.

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