Cuban Revolution By ferality Period: Mar 27, 1934 to Mar 27, 1944 Fulgencio Batista rules Cuba Mar 27, 1940 Batista attempts to instate a constitution Mar 27, 1952 Batista returns to the presidency Jul 27, 1953 Fidel Castro and followers launch an attack on military barracks, Castro is captured Mar 27, 1956 Castro and Che Guevara begin to gather strength in the mountains of Cuba Mar 27, 1958 Guevara's and Castro's movement gains spport from students and other dissidents, forming the "26th of July Movement" Mar 27, 1961 Relations with the United States are broken off Mar 27, 1962 Confrontation between the US and USSR begins due to discovery of Soviet missles Mar 27, 1967 Che Guevara loses his life