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Fulgencio Batista seizes power
Former President Fulgencio Batista grabbed hold of power with the help of the army -
Attack in Moncada Barracks & Castro's speech
About 160 revolutionaries, led by Fidel Castro, attacked the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba. He makes his "History Will Absolve Me" speech for his own defense against the charges on him after the attack on the Moncada Barracks. -
Che Guevara
Che Guevara arrived in Mexico City. -
Batista gets elected
Batista left the parliament, he was elected as the unopposed Constitutional President. -
Released from Prison
Fidel and the surviving members of his army were released from prison by in show of his power -
Sail to Cuba
Fidel Castro with 80 other men including Raúl Castro, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos set sail for Cuba -
Frank Pais's death
Cuban revolutionary Frank País was killed in the streets of Santiago de Cuba by police while campaigning for the overthrow of Batista's government -
Shipments of arms suspended
U.S suspends shipments of arms for Batista's forces. -
Batista's attack
Batista sends an army of 10,000 into the Sierra Maestra to destroy Castro's 300 armed guerrillas. By August, the rebels had defeated the army and captured a huge amount of arms. -
Achieves Independance
Fidel Castro’s 26th of July Movement overthrew the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista