Juan Almeida Bosque Biography and Timeline

Moncada Barracks Attack

Juan Almeida Bosque participates in the July 26 attack on the Moncada Barracks and is captured after the failed uprising.

Moncada Prison Sentence

Almeida receives a ten-year prison sentence for his participation in the Moncada attack and is sent to the Presidio Modelo.

Political Amnesty

Almeida is released with other Moncada prisoners under Batista's May 1955 political amnesty.

26th of July Movement

Juan Almeida Bosque joins Castro's exile movement in Mexico after his release from prison under the 1955 political amnesty.

Role range: 1955-1959

Granma Departure

Almeida sails from Tuxpan aboard the Granma with the 26th of July Movement expeditionary force.

Granma Landing

Almeida lands with the Granma expedition in eastern Cuba and joins the survivors who regroup for guerrilla warfare.

Alegria de Pio

Survives Batista's attack on the Granma rebels.

Role range: 1956-1956

Promotion to Commander

Almeida is promoted to commander in the Rebel Army before taking responsibility for a major eastern front of the revolutionary campaign.

Third Eastern Front

Juan Almeida Bosque becomes a commander in the eastern rebel organization and leads the Third Eastern Front in Oriente during 1958.

Revolutionary Army

Becomes a senior commander in the revolutionary army.

Role range: 1959-1959

Defense of Cuba

Commands revolutionary forces mobilized during the Bay of Pigs emergency.

Role range: 1960-1962