Sergeants' Revolt
Helps lead the Sergeants' Revolt against the officer corps.
Role range: 1933-1933
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Fulgencio Batista Biography and Timeline
Follow Fulgencio Batista through 49 dated historical records for Cuba.
Fulgencio Batista, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
49Distinct records
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1933–1958Years on this page
1933
1934
Army Power
Becomes Cuba's dominant military power after the 1933 revolution.
Role range: 1934-1940
1940
Constitution of 1940
Becomes constitutional president under the 1940 constitution.
Role range: 1940-1944
1952
Military Coup
Seizes power by military coup before scheduled elections.
Role range: 1952-1959
1953
Moncada Repression
His forces repress surviving rebels after the Moncada attack.
Role range: 1952-1959
1954
Controlled Election
Holds an election without effective opposition.
Role range: 1952-1959
1955
Amnesty
Grants amnesty to surviving Moncada prisoners.
Role range: 1952-1959
1956
Coup
Batista suppresses the Barquin officers' conspiracy within the army.
Role range: 1952-1959
Granma Landing
His forces hunt the Granma survivors.
Role range: 1952-1959
Granma Landing
Lands from the Granma with Castro's rebel expedition.
Role range: 1952-1959
Granma
Lands from the Granma with Castro's rebel expedition.
Role range: 1952-1959
1957
Presidential Palace Attack
Survives the Revolutionary Directorate assault on the palace.
Role range: 1952-1959
Repression
Intensifies repression against urban and rural opposition.
Role range: 1952-1959
US Arms Embargo
The United States restricts arms supplies to Batista's government.
Role range: 1952-1959
1958
Crisis of Batista Regime
The United States restricts arms supplies to Batista's government.
Role range: 1952-1959
Embargo
The United States restricts arms supplies to Batista's government.
Role range: 1952-1959
US Arms Embargo
Faces a United States arms embargo as rebel pressure grows.
Role range: 1952-1959
United States restricts arms supplies to Batista's government
The United States restricts arms supplies to Batista's government.
Role range: 1952-1959
Cantillo Given Offensive Mission
Batista assigns Cantillo the mission of destroying Castro's forces in the Sierra Maestra.
Role range: 1958-1958 – 1952-1959
Summer Offensive Authorised
Batista authorises a large army operation against the 26th of July Movement.
Role range: 1958-1958 – 1952-1959
Battle of La Plata
Commands Batista's summer offensive against Castro's guerrillas.
Role range: 1952-1959
Operation Verano
Launches a summer offensive against Castro's guerrillas.
Role range: 1952-1959
Divided Command Approved
Batista divides responsibility between Cantillo and Chaviano during planning for the offensive.
Role range: 1958-1958 – 1952-1959
Plan FF Approved
Batista approves the campaign known as Plan FF, meaning Final Phase or End of Fidel.
Role range: 1958-1958 – 1952-1959
Rebel Army Targeted
Batista intends to eliminate Castro's growing guerrilla force before it expands further.
Role range: 1958-1958 – 1952-1959
Army Reinforcements Committed
Batista commits multiple battalions to the offensive despite many soldiers being inexperienced recruits.
Role range: 1958-1958 – 1952-1959
Full Offensive Launched
Batista's army begins coordinated attacks into the Sierra Maestra.
Role range: 1958-1958 – 1952-1959
Operation Verano
Operation Verano suffers a major defeat at La Plata.
Role range: 1952-1959
Defeat at La Plata
Batista's government loses Battalion 18 after its encirclement at La Plata.
Role range: 1958-1958 – 1952-1959
Operation Verano
Castro's forces escape destruction at Las Mercedes.
Role range: 1952-1959
Las Mercedes Trap
Batista's army attempts to lure Castro's fighters into an encirclement at Las Mercedes.
Role range: 1958-1958 – 1952-1959
Operation Verano
By August 8th, Castro's entire army had escaped back into the mountains, Operation Verano had been a failure for the Batista Government
Role range: 1952-1959
Operation Verano Terminated
Batista's army ends the campaign without eliminating the rebel command.
Role range: 1958-1958 – 1952-1959
Summer Offensive Ends
Operation Verano ends after the rebels escape the army's final encirclement.
Role range: 1958-1958 – 1952-1959
Operation Verano
After the defeat of the Batista "ofensiva", Castro's forces began their offensive
Role range: 1952-1959
Rebel Counteroffensive Follows
The failed summer offensive allows Castro to begin expanding rebel operations across Cuba.
Role range: 1958-1958 – 1952-1959
Fall of Santa Clara
The defeat at Santa Clara convinces Batista to flee.
Role range: 1952-1959
Battle of Santa Clara
The fall of Santa Clara convinces Batista the war is lost.
Role range: 1952-1959
Capture of Santa Clara
The fall of Santa Clara convinces Batista the war is lost.
Role range: 1952-1959
Crisis of Batista Regime
The fall of Santa Clara convinces Batista the war is lost.
Role range: 1952-1959
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.