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Cuban Revolution

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Cuban Revolution | 3 Minute History

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Causes of the Cuban Revolution

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Cuban Revolution Street Battle

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Cuban Revolution - 1959 | Today in History | 1 Jan 17

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Cuban Revolution - Every Day (1953-59)

The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro's revolutionary 26th of July Movement and its allies against the authoritarian government of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. The revolution began in July 1953, and continued sporadically until the rebels finally ousted Batista on 1 January 1959, replacing his government with a revolutionary socialist state. 26 July 1959 is celebrated in Cuba as the Day of the Revolution. The 26th of July Movement later reformed along communist lines, becoming the Communist Party in October 1965.
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