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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MINFAR ideologyContext Cuban Revolution
Santa Clara, Cuba historicalEra Cuban Revolution
Cuban army formedAfter Cuban Revolution
Battle of Yaguajay partOf Cuban Revolution
Battle of Yaguajay conflict Cuban Revolution
The Lost City mainSubject Cuban Revolution
Rafael Salas Cañizares notableEvent Cuban Revolution
Humberto Sorí Marín participatedIn Cuban Revolution
Francisco Tabernilla Dolz conflict Cuban Revolution
Francisco Tabernilla Dolz fledAfter Cuban Revolution
UJC associatedWith Cuban Revolution
Espín notableFor Cuban Revolution
subject surface form: Vilma Espín
Order of Mariana Grajales associatedWith Cuban Revolution
FMC foundedInContextOf Cuban Revolution
subject surface form: Federación de Mujeres Cubanas
José Ramón Machado Ventura roleIn Cuban Revolution
Alejandro Castro Espín influencedBy Cuban Revolution
Revolution Square namedAfter Cuban Revolution
Popular Socialist Party supported Cuban Revolution
Granma International associatedWith Cuban Revolution
La Bayamesa associatedWith Cuban Revolution
municipality of Palma Soriano hasRoleIn Cuban Revolution
Blas Roca movement Cuban Revolution
this entity surface form: Cuban revolutionary movement
El son entero associatedWith Cuban Revolution
this entity surface form: Cuban Revolution (intellectual context)
Santa Clara significantEventInHistoryOf Cuban Revolution
Santa Clara associatedWith Cuban Revolution
Tres tristes tigres associatedWith Cuban Revolution
this entity surface form: Cuban Revolution (historical context)
La Habana para un infante difunto associatedWith Cuban Revolution
this entity surface form: Cuban Revolution (as historical background)
Revolución (newspaper) associatedWith Cuban Revolution
Revolución (newspaper) mainSubject Cuban Revolution
Marien Ngouabi influencedBy Cuban Revolution
Palace of the Revolution namedAfter Cuban Revolution