Cuban Revolution

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  • Batista was ousted

    Batista was ousted
    Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista between 1953 and 1959. Batista was finally ousted on 1 January 1959, and was replaced by Castro's revolutionary government.

  • Castro established a new government

    Castro established a new government
    Castro established a new government after ousting Batista

  • the new Cuban government nationalized all property held by religious organizations, including the dominant Roman Catholic Church

    the new Cuban government nationalized all property held by religious organizations, including the dominant Roman Catholic Church
    In 1961, after the abortive US-backed Bay of Pigs Invasion, the new Cuban government nationalized all property held by religious organizations, including the dominant Roman Catholic Church. Hundreds of members of the church, including a bishop, were permanently expelled from the nation, with the new Cuban government being declared officially atheist.

  • Fidel Castro stepped down and Raul, his broteher was elected as the president of Cuba

    Fidel Castro stepped down and Raul, his broteher was elected as the president of Cuba.