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The Cuban Revolution which took place between 1953 and 1959, was a transformative event that had a significant impact on the political and social scape of Cuba. Led by Fidel Castro, a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008. The Cuban Revolution was a revolution that sought to overthrow the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Before all this Cuba had been under the control of the United States for much of the 20th century. The US had invested heavily in Cuba's sugar industry and had significant political and economic influence in the country. This led to a growing resentment among the Cuban people towards the US-backed government of Batista. (Fulgencio Batista was a Cuban politician and military …show more content…

It started off as a revolt of enlisted men that were in the military who soon allied with student activists. To overthrow president Gerardo Machado. (Machado was a Cuban president who served from 1925- 1933. Machado was elected in 1925 for his promise of economic and political reforms. However once in power he became very dictatorial. Many Cubans characterized his regime as being corrupt, leading to widespread discontent among the Cuban population.) In August of 1933 a group of sergeants from the Cuban Military initiated a rebellion against Machado. Surprisingly many workers, students, etc. supported this coup which helped fuel the eventual resignation of Machado in the same year. Batista who had played a crucial role in this coup became a figure in the military. Batista's rise marked a new era in Cuba, the “Revolutionary period” which would eventually lead to the Cuban revolution. This coup also helped pave the way for Fidel Castro, a quintessential figure in the Cuban …show more content…

In college he studied law at the Uni. of Havana where he got a fond interest in politics and joined various revolutionary movements. In 1953, Fidel Castro with the help of his right hand man Che Guevara (Ernesto “Che” Guevara was a revolutionary leader, etc. He played a prominent role in the Cuban Revolution alongside Fidel Castro.) launched an attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba. The attack was a move to strike rebellion against Batista’s dictatorship however the attack was unsuccessful as the revolutionaries were forced back by the military. Although unsuccessful, the attack served as motivation showing the Cuban people Castro’s determination to overthrow Batista and marked the beginning of the revolutionary movement that would eventually overthrow Batista's regime. Over the course of several years Castro and his followers waged a guerrilla war against the Batista government gradually gaining support among the Cuban

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