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General Strike

Cuba · Politics / 26th of July Movement. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1958

Fidel Alejandro Castro9 April 1958

Politics / 26th of July Movement

The 26th of July Movement calls a general strike against Batista, but the April 9 action fails to gain nationwide support and is quickly suppressed.

Names involved

Fidel Alejandro Castro

Provenance

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