Coup
Batista suppresses the Barquin officers' conspiracy within the army.
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1956 in Cuba
Explore 30 historical events and records for Cuba in 1956.
Historical records for Cuba in 1956
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April
Coup
Batista suppresses the Barquin officers' conspiracy within the army.
June
Mexican Police Detention
Mexican authorities detain Fidel Castro and other members of the exile expedition while they are preparing their planned return to Cuba.
September
26th of July Movement
Camilo Cienfuegos reaches Mexico and joins the Cuban exile group preparing an armed expedition against the Batista government.
November
Granma Departure
Almeida sails from Tuxpan aboard the Granma with the 26th of July Movement expeditionary force.
Granma Departure
Fidel Castro leads eighty-two expeditionaries aboard the yacht Granma as it leaves Tuxpan, Mexico, bound for eastern Cuba.
Granma Departure
Raúl Castro sails from Tuxpan aboard the Granma with the expeditionary force organized to reopen armed struggle against Batista in Cuba.
Granma Departure
Camilo Cienfuegos sails from Tuxpan aboard the Granma with the expeditionary force organized by Fidel Castro.
December
Granma
Lands from the Granma with Castro's rebel expedition.
Granma
Eighty-two members of the 26th of July Movement land from the yacht Granma in eastern Cuba and begin the guerrilla campaign against Batista.
Granma
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
Granma
Lands from the Granma with Castro's rebel expedition.
Granma
Participates in the preparations of the expedition of the ship Granma, embarking for Cuba on December 2, 1956
Granma Landing
Almeida lands with the Granma expedition in eastern Cuba and joins the survivors who regroup for guerrilla warfare.
Granma Landing
His forces hunt the Granma survivors.
Granma Landing
Lands from the Granma with Castro's rebel expedition.
Granma Landing
Lands from the Granma with Castro's rebel expedition.
Granma Landing
Lands in eastern Cuba with the Granma expedition.
Granma Landing
Raúl Castro lands in eastern Cuba with the Granma expeditionaries and joins the survivors who attempt to reach the Sierra Maestra.
Granma Landing
Participates in the preparations of the expedition of the ship Granma, embarking for Cuba on December 2, 1956
Granma Landing
Part of the tiny group of survivors who manage to reach a safe haven in the Sierra Maestra mountains
Granma Landing
Cienfuegos lands in eastern Cuba with the Granma expeditionaries and joins the surviving guerrillas seeking refuge in the Sierra Maestra.
Invasion 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
Alegria de Pio
Survives Batista's attack on the Granma rebels.
Alegria de Pio
Escapes after the Granma force is scattered.
Alegria de Pio Ambush
Government forces surprise the recently landed Granma expeditionaries at Alegría de Pío, scattering Castro's force and reducing it to small groups of survivors.
Coup
Lands in Cuba at the head of a revolutionary group and begins a campaign against Batista
Granma Landing
Organizes, trains and leads for the guerrilla invasion of Cuba
Sierra Maestra
Regroups survivors in the Sierra Maestra.
Other events (month unknown)
KGB (Committee for State Security)
Maintains contact with Soviet intelligence officer Nikolai Leonov.
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