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| Year | Description | ||||||||
| 1940 | The constitution of Cuba adopted. Fulgencio Batista elected president. | ||||||||
| 1948 | Carlos Prio Socarras becomes president for four-year term. | ||||||||
| 1952 | Fulgencio Batista seizes power by military force and ousts Prio. Constitutional government ends in Cuba. | ||||||||
| 1953 | Fidel Castro and followers attack Moncada Barracks in Santiago. Attack fails and survivors sentenced to long prison terms | ||||||||
| 1955 | Batista declares amnesty for Castro and other Moncada attackers. | ||||||||
| 1956 | Fidel Castro returns to Cuba and starts guerilla operations against Batista in the Sierra Maestra | ||||||||
| 1957 | Fidelistas launch first successful attak at La Plata in January. | ||||||||
| 1958 | Raul Castro establishes second front in the Sierra Cristal. General strike fails to oust Batista. Government forces routed in rebel counterattack. Batista flees Cuba on New Year's Eve | ||||||||
| 1959 | Rebels take power in Cuba | ||||||||
| 1960 | Cuba reestablishes relations with the Soviet Union and nationalizes North American property on the island | ||||||||
Rice Junior, Earl. The Cuban Revolution.Lucent Books. San Diego, CA. 1995. pages 8-9.