Fidel Alejandro Castro29 July 1958
At Las Mercedes, government forces nearly encircle Castro's guerrillas; Castro later obtains a cease-fire that helps his surviving forces withdraw.
Cuba · Politics / 26th of July Movement. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
At Las Mercedes, government forces nearly encircle Castro's guerrillas; Castro later obtains a cease-fire that helps his surviving forces withdraw.
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