Rebel Army (Cuba)

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The Rebel Army (Cuba) was Fidel Castro’s guerrilla force that led the armed struggle against Fulgencio Batista’s regime and ultimately brought about the Cuban Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guerrilla movement
revolutionary army
activePeriod 1956–1959
alsoKnownAs Castro’s Rebel Army
Ejército Rebelde
commander Fidel Castro
conflict Cuban Revolution
country Cuba
dateOfFormation December 1956
dateOfVictory 1 January 1959
disbandedInto Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
endDate 1959
foundedBy Fidel Castro
goal establishment of a revolutionary government in Cuba
overthrow of Fulgencio Batista
headquarters Sierra Maestra mountains
surface form: Sierra Maestra
historicalSignificance principal armed force that brought about the Cuban Revolution
ideology Cuban nationalism
anti-imperialism
revolutionary socialism
integratedInto Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
language Spanish
leader Fidel Castro
militaryBranch ground forces
notableBattle Battle of La Plata
Battle of Las Mercedes
Battle of Santa Clara
notableCommander Camilo Cienfuegos
Che Guevara
surface form: Ernesto "Che" Guevara

Raúl Castro
notableUnit José Martí
surface form: Column 1 "José Martí"

Column 8 "Ciro Redondo"
operationalArea Oriente Province
Sierra Maestra mountains
surface form: Sierra Maestra
opposedTo Batista dictatorship
surface form: Batista regime

Fulgencio Batista
originEvent Granma landing
partOf 26th of July Movement
placeOfFormation Sierra Maestra mountains
surface form: Sierra Maestra
politicalWing 26th of July Movement
predecessor armed wing of the 26th of July Movement
result victory in Cuban Revolution
startDate 1956
status disbanded
successor Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
supportedBy rural peasants
urban underground of the 26th of July Movement
tactics guerrilla warfare
usedPropaganda Radio Rebelde

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Sierra Maestra campaign hasParticipant Rebel Army (Cuba)
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba hasPart Rebel Army (Cuba)
this entity surface form: Cuban Revolutionary Army
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba precededBy Rebel Army (Cuba)
this entity surface form: Cuban Army
FAR historicalPrecursor Rebel Army (Cuba)
this entity surface form: Rebel Army of the Cuban Revolution
New York Times interview with Fidel Castro subject Rebel Army (Cuba)
this entity surface form: Sierra Maestra guerrilla movement
Hero of Yaguajay holderAffiliation Rebel Army (Cuba)
this entity surface form: Fidel Castro’s rebel forces
Hero of Yaguajay holderAffiliation Rebel Army (Cuba)
this entity surface form: Rebel Army of the Cuban Revolution
Battle of La Plata combatant Rebel Army (Cuba)
this entity surface form: Fidel Castro's rebel forces
Battle of El Uvero combatant Rebel Army (Cuba)
this entity surface form: Fidel Castro's rebel forces
Roberto Rodríguez Fernández "El Vaquerito" militaryBranch Rebel Army (Cuba)
subject surface form: Roberto Rodríguez Fernández