Contemporary era · 1953 – 1959
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution (Spanish: Revolución cubana) was the military and political movement that overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, who had ruled Cuba from 1952 to 1959. The revolution began after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état, in which Batista overthrew the emerging Cuban democracy and consolidated power.
- When
- 26 Jul 1953 – 1 Jan 1959
- Where
- Cuba
- Era
- Contemporary
Topics
People
Che Guevara1928 – 1967Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
Fidel Castro1926 – 2016Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016).jpg/330px-Ra%C3%BAl_Castro_Ruz_en_M%C3%A9xico%2C_2015_(cropped).jpg)
Raúl Castrob. 1931Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
Fulgencio Batista1901 – 1973President of Cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973)
Before and after
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