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Invasion of Cuba

Cuba · Politics / Revolution of Cuba. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1956Date range
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Chronological records

1956

Fidel Alejandro Castro2 December 1956

Politics / Revolution of Cuba

Of the 82 who sailed aboard the Granma, only 15 eventually regrouped in the Sierra Maestra mountain range. 82 men from the 26th of July Movement land in Cuba, having sailed in the boat Granma from Tuxpan, Vera Cruz, ready to organize and lead a revolution

Names involved

Fidel Alejandro Castro

Provenance

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