Bayamo Barracks
Takes part in the failed Moncada and Bayamo barracks attacks.
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1953 in Cuba
Explore 24 historical events and records for Cuba in 1953.
Historical records for Cuba in 1953
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July
Bayamo Barracks
Takes part in the failed Moncada and Bayamo barracks attacks.
Moncada Barracks
Castro leads the failed attack on the Moncada Barracks, after which he is captured, tried, incarcerated and later released
Moncada Barracks
Is tried and sentenced after the failed Moncada attack.
Moncada Barracks
A member of the 26th of July Movement that attacked the Moncada Barracks, and he spent 22 months in prison as a result of this action
Moncada Barracks
Participates in the failed Moncada attack.
Moncada Barracks
Takes part in the Moncada movement and later preserves Castro's speech.
Moncada Barracks
Serves as second-in-command during the Moncada attack.
Moncada Barracks
Supports the Moncada action and survives imprisonment.
Moncada Barracks Attack
Juan Almeida Bosque participates in the July 26 attack on the Moncada Barracks and is captured after the failed uprising.
Moncada Barracks Attack
Fidel Castro leads the armed attack on the Moncada Barracks, the failed action from which the 26th of July Movement later takes its name.
Siege of Moncada Barracks
Raúl Castro participates in the July 26 attack on Moncada Barracks and is later imprisoned for his role in the failed uprising.
Moncada Planning
Plans attacks on Moncada and Bayamo barracks.
Moncada Repression
His forces repress surviving rebels after the Moncada attack.
October
History Will Absolve Me
Delivers his defence speech after the Moncada attack.
Moncada Trial Defence
During proceedings after the Moncada attack, Fidel Castro conducts his own defence and sets out political arguments later associated with the revolutionary movement.
Trial
Delivers his History Will Absolve Me defence speech at trial.
Moncada Prison Sentence
Almeida receives a ten-year prison sentence for his participation in the Moncada attack and is sent to the Presidio Modelo.
Moncada Prison Sentence
Fidel Castro receives a fifteen-year prison sentence for his role in organizing and leading the attack on the Moncada Barracks.
Moncada Prison Sentence
Raúl Castro receives a thirteen-year prison sentence for his participation in the July 26 attack on the Moncada Barracks.
Presidio Modelo
Is imprisoned after the Moncada trial.
Other events (month unknown)
Arrest of Fidel Alejandro Castro
Is tried and sentenced after the failed Moncada attack.
Arrest of Raul Modesto Castro
A member of the 26th of July Movement that attacked the Moncada Barracks, and he spent 22 months in prison as a result of this action
Trial
Is tried and sentenced after the failed Moncada attack.
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