26th of July Movement

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The 26th of July Movement was a Cuban revolutionary organization led by Fidel Castro that spearheaded the overthrow of dictator Fulgencio Batista and paved the way for the establishment of a socialist state in Cuba.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political movement
revolutionary organization
activeIn 1950s
early 1960s
afterEvent Cuban Revolution victory in 1959
alliedWith Communist Party of Cuba
surface form: Popular Socialist Party (Cuba)

Revolutionary Directorate 13 March
color black
red
country Cuba
dateOfFoundingEvent 26 July 1953
dissolved 1965
foundingEvent Moncada Barracks
surface form: attack on Moncada Barracks
goal establishment of a socialist state in Cuba
overthrow of Fulgencio Batista
hasPart Rebel Army
rural guerrilla forces
urban underground network
headquartersLocation Santiago de Cuba
ideology Cuban nationalism
Marxism–Leninism
agrarianism
anti-imperialism
socialism
influencedBy José Martí
Latin American anti-imperialism
language Spanish
leader Fidel Castro
mergedInto Communist Party of Cuba
militaryBranch Rebel Army
namedAfter 26 July 1953
notableEvent Battle of Santa Clara
Granma expedition
Moncada Barracks
surface form: attack on Moncada Barracks

overthrow of Batista on 1 January 1959
opposedTo Batista dictatorship
surface form: Batista regime

Fulgencio Batista
partOf Cuban Revolution
politicalPosition far-left
left-wing
precededBy Orthodox Party youth wing
resultedIn establishment of a socialist state in Cuba
slogan Patria o Muerte
startTime 1955
usedTactic guerrilla warfare
propaganda
urban sabotage

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Granma yacht associatedOrganization 26th of July Movement
subject surface form: Granma (yacht)
Granma expedition associatedWith 26th of July Movement
subject surface form: Sierra Maestra
Cuban Revolution belligerent 26th of July Movement
Battle of Santa Clara combatant 26th of July Movement
Rebel Army formedFrom 26th of July Movement
Cuban Revolution hasPart 26th of July Movement
Sierra Maestra campaign hasParticipant 26th of July Movement
Armando Hart Dávalos memberOf 26th of July Movement
Camilo Cienfuegos memberOf 26th of July Movement
Che Guevara memberOf 26th of July Movement
Juan Almeida Bosque memberOf 26th of July Movement
Vilma Espín memberOf 26th of July Movement
Rebel Army militaryBranchOf 26th of July Movement
Cuban Revolution namedAfter 26th of July Movement
this entity surface form: 26th of July Movement (date of Moncada attack)
Batista government forces opponent 26th of July Movement
Fulgencio Batista opposedBy 26th of July Movement
Granma expedition organizer 26th of July Movement
Fidel Castro politicalParty 26th of July Movement
Integrated Revolutionary Organizations precededBy 26th of July Movement
Battle of Santa Clara relatedTo 26th of July Movement
this entity surface form: 26th of July Movement insurgency
Rebel Army supportedBy 26th of July Movement
this entity surface form: urban underground of the 26th of July Movement
Granma yacht usedBy 26th of July Movement
subject surface form: Granma (yacht)