Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz21 August 1958
Castro orders Che Guevara to lead Column 8 toward Las Villas after defeating the summer offensive.
Cuba · Warfare / Operation Verano. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Castro orders Che Guevara to lead Column 8 toward Las Villas after defeating the summer offensive.
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