Cuban Revolution

The Cuban Revolution was the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista’s regime 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's surrogates Raúl Castro and Huber Matos, respectively. The term "Cuban Revolution" is also used to refer to the social revolution after the overthrow of Batista and the adoption of Marxist principles by the new Cuban Government. Return to Revolution Main Page

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Background:

Attack in 1953 CIA World Fact Book Country Profile Cuba and the United States Cuban Revolution Cuba, Encyclopedia Fidel Castro

Primary Sources:

Castro Speech Database Fidel Castro on Revolution