Ernesto "Che" Guevara27 December 1958
Government troops guarding the army garrison at Camajuani desert their posts without incident, and Guevara's column proceed to Santa Clara
Argentina · Revolution / Revolution of Cuba. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Government troops guarding the army garrison at Camajuani desert their posts without incident, and Guevara's column proceed to Santa Clara
Che announces over Radio Rebelde that the last troops in Santa Clara had surrendered
Guevara directs his "suicide squad" in the attack on Santa Clara, the decisive victory of the revolution
Within 12 hours of Santa Clara's caputre Batista goes into exile
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