When did the Cuban Revolution happen?

For years, the Cubans suffered under the military dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. The US government had supported Batista; he had ruled Cuba from 1933 and seized power for a second time in a 1952 coup.

The Cuban Revolution refers to the revolution that overthrew General Batista’s regime. It began on 26 July, 1953. The revolutionaries were commanded by Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and Raul Castro. The rebels finally unseated Batista in 1959 after years of conflict and rebellion. Batista and a number of his supporters fled Cuba for the Dominican Republic.

The joy of victory flooded Cuba; thousands of Cubans in the country and the US celebrated the victory of the rebels. Castro’s supporters moved quickly to establish power. Fidel Castro served as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976. He then served as the president from 1976 to 2008.

The Cuban Revolution was a turning point in recent history. With Castro’s regime in place, Cuba became an important player in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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