Cuban Revolution
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The Cuban Revolution was a 1953–1959 armed uprising led by Fidel Castro that overthrew the U.S.-backed Batista regime and established a socialist state aligned with the Soviet Union, dramatically reshaping Cold War geopolitics in the Western Hemisphere.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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revolution ⓘ |
| belligerent |
26th of July Movement
ⓘ
Batista government forces ⓘ Rebel Army ⓘ |
| cause |
U.S. influence over Cuban economy and politics
ⓘ
authoritarian rule of Fulgencio Batista ⓘ corruption in Batista government ⓘ social inequality in Cuba ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| effect |
Bay of Pigs Invasion
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay of Pigs Invasion context
Cuban Missile Crisis context ⓘ United States–Cuba relations ⓘ
surface form:
Cuba–United States diplomatic break
Cuba’s alignment with the Eastern Bloc ⓘ agrarian reform in Cuba ⓘ nationalization of major industries in Cuba ⓘ |
| endDate | 1959-01-01 ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Camilo Cienfuegos
ⓘ
Che Guevara ⓘ Fidel Castro ⓘ Fulgencio Batista ⓘ Raúl Castro ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Camilo Cienfuegos
ⓘ
Che Guevara ⓘ Fidel Castro ⓘ Juan Almeida Bosque ⓘ Raúl Castro ⓘ |
| hasPart |
26th of July Movement
ⓘ
Battle of Santa Clara ⓘ Granma expedition ⓘ Sierra Maestra campaign ⓘ urban underground resistance ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
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anti-imperialism ⓘ nationalism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Havana, Cuba
ⓘ
surface form:
Havana
Santiago de Cuba ⓘ Sierra Maestra mountains ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
26th of July Movement
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surface form:
26th of July Movement (date of Moncada attack)
|
| opponent |
Fulgencio Batista
ⓘ
surface form:
Batista regime
Cuban government ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban government of Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States government (politically after victory)
|
| partOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of a revolutionary government in Cuba
ⓘ
establishment of a socialist state in Cuba ⓘ overthrow of Fulgencio Batista ⓘ realignment of Cuba with the Soviet Union ⓘ severing of many ties with the United States ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Batista fleeing Cuba on 1959-01-01
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Granma yacht ⓘ
surface form:
Granma yacht landing
Cuban Revolution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
attack on Moncada Barracks
general strike of 1958 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1953-07-26 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Union (politically after victory)
|
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this entity surface form:
1959 Cuban Revolution
this entity surface form:
attack on Moncada Barracks
subject surface form:
Armed Forces of Cuba
this entity surface form:
Cuban revolutionary movement
subject surface form:
Granma (yacht)
subject surface form:
Sierra Maestra
this entity surface form:
Cuban Revolution of 1953–1959