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
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
anti-imperialism
nationalism
socialism
language Spanish
location Havana, Cuba
surface form: Havana

Santiago de Cuba
Sierra Maestra mountains
namedAfter 26th of July Movement
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
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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Integrated Revolutionary Organizations influencedBy Cuban Revolution
this entity surface form: Cuban Revolution of 1959
Santiago de Cuba Province roleIn Cuban Revolution
Operation Zapata relatedTo Cuban Revolution
Bay of Pigs Museum theme Cuban Revolution
Cuban student movement influenced Cuban Revolution
Batista dictatorship conflict Cuban Revolution
Felix Rodriguez opponent Cuban Revolution
Cuban Revolutionary Council opposed Cuban Revolution
Movimiento de Recuperación Revolucionaria opposed Cuban Revolution
this entity surface form: Cuban Revolution under Fidel Castro
Cold War proxy conflicts hasPart Cuban Revolution
this entity surface form: Cuban Revolution (late phase)
Che! depicts Cuban Revolution
Moncada Barracks historicalPeriod Cuban Revolution
Moncada Barracks category Cuban Revolution
Moncada Barracks hasMuseumExhibitsOn Cuban Revolution
Haydée Santamaría movement Cuban Revolution
Haydée Santamaría participantIn Cuban Revolution
María Caridad Molina participatedIn Cuban Revolution
subject surface form: Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
Patria o Muerte associatedWith Cuban Revolution
Patria o Muerte mottoOf Cuban Revolution
Batista wasDeposedBy Cuban Revolution
subject surface form: Fulgencio Batista
Grenadian Revolution influencedBy Cuban Revolution
Frank País partOf Cuban Revolution
Oriente region historicalEventSite Cuban Revolution
Marta Fernández Miranda associatedWithEvent Cuban Revolution
this entity surface form: Cuban Revolution of 1959
Manuel Urrutia Lleó movement Cuban Revolution
Puerto Rican Socialist Party supported Cuban Revolution
Playa Las Coloradas historicalPeriod Cuban Revolution
Granma Province historicalSignificance Cuban Revolution
Castro associatedWithPoliticalMovement Cuban Revolution
Castro associatedWithHistoricalEventThroughBearers Cuban Revolution
this entity surface form: Cuban Revolution (1953–1959)
Granma associatedWithEvent Cuban Revolution
Oriente Province, Cuba historicalEvent Cuban Revolution
this entity surface form: Cuban Revolution (1953–1959)
Granma Memorial in Havana dedicatedTo Cuban Revolution
subject surface form: Granma Memorial
Rebel Army (Cuba) conflict Cuban Revolution
Granma landing partOf Cuban Revolution
Granma landing category Cuban Revolution