Cuban Revolution

Part of

Cold War

Student Revolutionary Directorateballs (DREballs) holding a Cuban flag in Havana University

Date

1953-1959

Location

Cuba

Result

26th of July Movement Victory

Escambray rebellion
Bay of Pigs invasion

Belligerents
Cuban Govermentball	File:M-26-7-icon.png M-26-7ball File:Student Revolutionary Directorate-icon.png DR-13-Mball (DREball) File:Second National Front of the Escambray-icon.png SFNEball File:Popular Socialist Party (Cuba)-icon.png PSPball

Commanders
Batista	File:M-26-7-icon (Castro).png Fidel Castro File:M-26-7-icon.png Raul Castro File:M-26-7-icon (Che).png Che Guevara File:Student Revolutionary Directorate-icon.png José Antonio Echeverría File:Student Revolutionary Directorate-icon.png Rolando Cubela Secades File:Second National Front of the Escambray-icon.png Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo File:Popular Socialist Party (Cuba)-icon.png Reynol Garcia

Strength
20,000 (1958)	3,000 (1958)

Casualties
2,000 killed	1,000 killed

The Cuban Revolution started when Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, and more stormed Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cubaball. Then the File:Popular Socialist Party (Cuba)-icon.png PSPballs stormed the Domingo Goicuria Barracks. Then the Granmaball landing happened which led the File:M-26-7-icon.png 26th of July movementballs to hide in the Sierra Maestra Mountains. Then the File:Student Revolutionary Directorate-icon.png DREball attacked the Presidental Palace in Havanaball, With the leader, Jose Antonio Echeverria dying the same day.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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26th of July movementballs in Sierra Maestra (without background cuz author is dumb)

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