Battle of La Plata
Wins an early guerrilla victory against an army outpost.
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1957 in Cuba
Explore 30 historical events and records for Cuba in 1957.
Historical records for Cuba in 1957
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January
February
Herbert Matthews Interview
Fidel Castro meets New York Times correspondent Herbert Matthews in the Sierra Maestra, helping demonstrate publicly that the rebel leader is alive and active.
New York Times Interview
Uses press coverage to strengthen rebel legitimacy.
New York Times Interview
Publishes interviews showing Castro is alive and active.
March
13th of March Movement
Survivors included Dr. Humberto Castello (later Inspector General in the Escambray), and Rolando Cubela and Faure Chomon (later Commandantes of the 13 of March Movement, centred in the Escambray Mountains of Las Villas Province)
13th of March Movement
Survivors included Dr. Humberto Castello (later Inspector General in the Escambray), and Rolando Cubela and Faure Chomon (later Commandantes of the 13 of March Movement, centred in the Escambray Mountains of Las Villas Province)
13th of March Movement
The Revolutionary Directorate attacks Batista's palace and radio station.
Death of Jose Antonio Echeverria
The Revolutionary Directorate attacks Batista's palace and radio station.
Presidential Palace Attack
Survives the Revolutionary Directorate assault on the palace.
Presidential Palace Attack
Leads the Revolutionary Directorate attack and is killed.
Revolutionary Directorate
Survivors included Dr. Humberto Castello (later Inspector General in the Escambray), and Rolando Cubela and Faure Chomon (later Commandantes of the 13 of March Movement, centred in the Escambray Mountains of Las Villas Province)
Revolutionary Directorate
The Revolutionary Directorate attacks Batista's palace and radio station.
Revolutionary Directorate
Survivors included Dr. Humberto Castello (later Inspector General in the Escambray), and Rolando Cubela and Faure Chomon (later Commandantes of the 13 of March Movement, centred in the Escambray Mountains of Las Villas Province)
Revolutionary Directorate
Survivors included Dr. Humberto Castello (later Inspector General in the Escambray), and Rolando Cubela and Faure Chomon (later Commandantes of the 13 of March Movement, centred in the Escambray Mountains of Las Villas Province)
Revolutionary Directorate
The Revolutionary Directorate attacks Batista's palace and radio station.
July
Manifesto of the Sierra Maestra
Issues a political manifesto with opposition allies.
Manifesto of the Sierra Maestra
Signs the manifesto calling for Batista's removal.
Manifesto of the Sierra Maestra
Signs the manifesto with Castro and Raul Chibas.
Sierra Maestra Manifesto
Castro and allied opposition figures issue the Sierra Maestra Manifesto calling for a broad political front against Batista and support for the rebel struggle.
Death of Frank Pais
Is killed by Batista's police in Santiago.
December
Coup
Of the 82 who sailed aboard the Granma, only 15 eventually regrouped in the Sierra Maestra mountain range
Granma
Of the 82 who sailed aboard the Granma, only 15 eventually regrouped in the Sierra Maestra mountain range
Other events (month unknown)
Coup
Armed irregulars known as escopeteros harass the Batista forces in the foothills and plains of Oriente Province
Escopeteros
Armed irregulars known as escopeteros harass the Batista forces in the foothills and plains of Oriente Province
Repression
Intensifies repression against urban and rural opposition.
Siege of Oriente Province
Armed irregulars known as escopeteros harass the Batista forces in the foothills and plains of Oriente Province
Sierra Maestra Support
Organises support networks for Castro's guerrillas.
Urban Resistance
Supports underground revolutionary organisation in Oriente.
Urban Underground
Builds urban support for the 26th of July Movement.
US Arms Embargo
The United States restricts arms supplies to Batista's government.
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