April 1956CoupFulgencio Batista
Batista suppresses the Barquin officers' conspiracy within the army.
Historical records for Cuba in 1956, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Batista suppresses the Barquin officers' conspiracy within the army.
Batista suppresses the Barquin officers' conspiracy within the army.
Lands from the Granma with Castro's rebel expedition.
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
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
Lands from the Granma with Castro's rebel expedition.
Participates in the preparations of the expedition of the ship Granma, embarking for Cuba on December 2, 1956
His forces hunt the Granma survivors.
Lands from the Granma with Castro's rebel expedition.
Lands from the Granma with Castro's rebel expedition.
Lands in eastern Cuba with the Granma expedition.
Participates in the preparations of the expedition of the ship Granma, embarking for Cuba on December 2, 1956
Part of the tiny group of survivors who manage to reach a safe haven in the Sierra Maestra mountains
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
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
Survives Batista's attack on the Granma rebels.
Escapes after the Granma force is scattered.
Lands in Cuba at the head of a revolutionary group and begins a campaign against Batista
Organizes, trains and leads for the guerrilla invasion of Cuba
Regroups survivors in the Sierra Maestra.
Maintains contact with Soviet intelligence officer Nikolai Leonov.
Befriends Ernesto "Che" Guevara in Mexico City and brings him into Fidel's circle of revolutionaries
Maintains contact with Soviet intelligence officer Nikolai Leonov.
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