2. How it Began
The Cuban Revolution was a successful
armed revolt from Fidel Castro in
1959.
The reason why the
revolution had started...
...was because of a man named
General Fulgencio Batista, who had
overthrew the president of Cuba at the
time, Carlos Prio Socarras.
Batista then cancelled all elections
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3. Main Figures
Fidel Castro
Castro was a young lawyer
when he started of the revolution
At the end of the revolution, Castro forced
Batista to resign and flee the country on 1st
January 1959 Castro then president of Cuba
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4. Main Figures
Castro started the revolution, because he was angry at General Batista for
overthrowing the government and cancelling elections.
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5. Main Figures
General Fulgencio
Batista
was a General in the
Cuban Military
Batista is responsible for overthrowing the Cuban Government and
cancelling elections in Cuba
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6. Main Figures
Carlos Prio Socarras
PRESIDENT OF CUBA DURING
THE REVOLUTION
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7. Main Figures
Frank Pais
Frank Pais was a
revolutionary who was put
in charge of Castro’s army Pais was forced to kill himself while
while he was in prison campaigning against Batista’s government
on March 30.
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8. Main Figures
Ernesto Che Guevara
Che Guevara was one of the
men
who helped Castro as one of the revolutionaries
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