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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Rural Guard disbandedAfter Cuban Revolution
Rural Guard notableConflict Cuban Revolution
this entity surface form: Cuban Revolution insurgency in the Sierra Maestra
Revolutionary Directorate (Cuba) partOf Cuban Revolution
Revolutionary Directorate (Cuba) conflict Cuban Revolution
Cien horas con Fidel (as a contributor/interviewee) about Cuban Revolution
subject surface form: Cien horas con Fidel
Order of Playa Girón associatedWith Cuban Revolution
Por qué luchamos mainSubject Cuban Revolution
Por qué luchamos associatedWith Cuban Revolution
Contra el agua y el viento mainSubject Cuban Revolution
Escambray Mountains conflict Cuban Revolution
Guerrilla Warfare influencedBy Cuban Revolution
Aleida Guevara supports Cuban Revolution
Hero of Yaguajay associatedConflict Cuban Revolution
Hero of Yaguajay relatedTo Cuban Revolution
Aleida March participatedIn Cuban Revolution
Aleida March movement Cuban Revolution
Tuxpan associatedWith Cuban Revolution
Battle of La Plata conflict Cuban Revolution
Battle of La Plata partOf Cuban Revolution
Battle of El Uvero conflict Cuban Revolution
Battle of El Uvero partOf Cuban Revolution
Las Villas campaign partOf Cuban Revolution
Las Villas campaign conflict Cuban Revolution
Pilar García conflict Cuban Revolution
Compañero Presidente associatedWith Cuban Revolution
Isabel Blandón associatedWith Cuban Revolution
Home: Social Essays influencedBy Cuban Revolution
Battle of Las Mercedes conflict Cuban Revolution
Battle of Las Mercedes partOf Cuban Revolution
Battle of Las Mercedes relatedEvent Cuban Revolution
concert work "Suite from 'Che' (Symphonic Suite)" subject Cuban Revolution
subject surface form: Suite from 'Che' (Symphonic Suite)
Battle of Arroyo del Infierno conflict Cuban Revolution
Battle of Arroyo del Infierno partOf Cuban Revolution
Battle of Arroyo del Infierno hasContext Cuban Revolution
this entity surface form: Cuban Revolution against Fulgencio Batista
Roberto Rodríguez Fernández "El Vaquerito" notableFor Cuban Revolution
subject surface form: Roberto Rodríguez Fernández
Roberto Rodríguez Fernández "El Vaquerito" participantIn Cuban Revolution
subject surface form: Roberto Rodríguez Fernández