Cuban Revolution of 1959 Jimmie Menicucci and Sam Fortescue Timeline Ø July 1953 Fidel Castro aacks Ø October 1953 Castro takes a stand Ø 1954 Cuba gets a president Ø June 1955 The Castro brothers meet Che Guevara Ø 1956 Return to Cuba Ø 1957 The revoluEonary movement catches on Ø 1958 The US boyco4s Cuba Ø April 1958 A country-wide strike Ø May 1958 The president takes a stand Ø January 1959 Castro's forces advance Ø February 1959 A new government is set up Important People ⦿ Fidel Castro, RevoluEonary ⦿ Fulgencio Basta, Dictator ⦿ Raul Castro, Castro Brother to President ⦿ Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Idealist Map Showing Key Locations of the Cuban Revolution, 1959. Fulgencio Batista • Fulgencio Basta, was the elected President of Cuba from 1940 to 1944, and dictator from 1952 to 1959. Basta's acts started the need for a revoluEon. Castro's plan of attack(map) Map of Cuba showing the locaon of the arrival of the rebels on the Granma in late 1956, the rebels' stronghold in the Sierra Maestra, and Guevara and Cienfuegos's route towards Havana via Las Villas Province in December 1958. in the 1957 route from sierra Fidel Castro Attacks ⦿ Fulgencio Basta was the ruler of Cuba. Fidel Castro led an uprising against him by aacking the military barracks at SanEago de Cuba also known as the Moncada barraks. Moncada Barracks ⦿ As a start to the revoluEon Castro and his men acEvely plo4ed to overthrow Basta. They collected guns and ammuniEon and finalized their plans for an armed aack on Moncada Barracks, Basta's largest military base outside SanEago de Cuba. On the 26th of July, 1953, they aacked Moncada Barracks. ⦿ The Céspedes garrison in Bayamo was also aacked as a diversion. ⦿ The aack proved disastrous and more than sixty of the 135 revoluEonaries involved were killed. “History will Absolve me” ⦿ Soon aer Fidel Castro's aack 1953 in October 16 Fidel Castro makes "History Will Absolve Me" speech in his own defense against the charges brought on him aer the aack on the Moncada Barracks. Meeting Che Guevara ⦿ In june 1955 the Castro brothers met with Che Guevara in Mexico, in hope that he would help them conEnue with their cause of rebellion. ⦿ A`er the meeEng the Castro brothers took Che Guevara and 80 others on a boat and returned to cuba. Sail from Mexico to Cuba The Castro brothers sailed to Mexico for meeEng with Che Guevara and returned back to Cuba with Che Guevara and 80 others. First Victory ⦿ January 1957- As the revoluEonaries arrived in Cuba aer meeEng in Mexico they quickly took over an army outpost on the coast. ⦿ Their small victory encouraged others in the country to take their side in the revoluEon. The Catch of the movement ⦿ As the movement caught on more people joined Fidel Castro's side. ⦿ As a part in the movement college students stormed the presidenEal palace and protesters were killed in the streets. Fulgencio Batista launches Operation Verano ⦿ May 1958- Basta launches Operaon Verano aiming to crush Castro and his revoluEonaries. ⦿ Although heavily outnumbered, Castro's forces scored many victories, largely aided by the running away of Basta's army and poorly trained uncommi4ed young enlists. The Cuban Boycott ⦿ In 1958, nearing the end of the Cuban RevoluEon, the United States begins to boyco4 the aiding of Cuba and stops sending supplies into the area. ⦿ This is one of many conflicts between the United States and Cuba, another example is the trade embargo bestowed in 1960. Castro's forces advance ⦿ Fidel Castro’s troops take the capital city of Havana. ⦿ President Basta flees the city. A new government ⦿ A`er demolishing Basta's dictatorship Castro put Cuba under communist rule. Although many Americans viewed this communist state as a bad thing, Castro was able to reduce illiteracy, put a damper on racism, and provide public health care. However there was a large amount of criEcism for his economic and poliEcal restricEons. The End of the revolution ⦿ In late December 1958 Castro’s forces gather for an aack on the city of Santa Clara. ⦿ This would be the last bale of the revoluEon. Che Guevara after the battle. After the Revolution ⦿ Jan 8 1959- Fidel Castro accepts the role of Commander-in-Chief ⦿ Feb 16 1959- Fidel Castro is sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba Picture of Castro reading oath of office as prime minister. Cuban Revolution Start date: Jul 26, 1953 End date: Jan 01, 1959 .