Cuban Revolution
Batista's forced exit
The Cuban Revolution was the armed uprising (1953–1959) that overthrew the Batista dictatorship and brought Fidel Castro to power.
The term encompasses both the guerrilla campaign and the subsequent transformation of Cuba into a socialist state aligned with the Soviet Union.
It became a symbol for leftist movements throughout Latin America: The Cuban Revolution inspired a generation of revolutionaries.
Cuban revolutionary dictator
- comandanteCommanding officer rank
- beardFacial hair growth
- olive greenMuted yellowish forest hue
- Bay of PigsFailed 1961 invasion site
speeches · Marxism-Leninism · Non-Aligned Movement · agrarian reform · nationalization · one-party state · caudillo · longevity
Cuban military dictator
- HavanaCuba's largest city
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- 1959Mid-twentieth century date
rebellion · insurgency · uprising · dictatorship · resistance · revolutionaries · liberation · social reform
Failed 1961 invasion site
- Soviet UnionFormer communist superstate
- KennedyIrish-origin surname, political dynasty
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
CIA · containment · superpower · nuclear · blockade · espionage · propaganda · Soviet aid
Collective ownership system
- Marxism-LeninismState-led revolutionary socialism
- socialismCommunal economic control
- anti-imperialismOpposition to foreign domination
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
nationalization · land reform · literacy campaign · central planning · state ownership · proletariat · class struggle · redistribution
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- beretFlat wool cap
- doctorLicensed medical healer
Ernesto · Bolivia · execution · Latin America · insurgent · ideologue · internationalism · Santa Clara
Official prohibition on trade
- exilesBanished persons
- dissidentsPolitical objectors
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
literacy · healthcare · emigration · remittances · tourism · normalization · Guantanamo · diaspora
Fidel Castro
Cuban revolutionary dictator
- comandanteCommanding officer rank
- beardFacial hair growth
- olive greenMuted yellowish forest hue
Bay of Pigs · speeches · Marxism-Leninism · Non-Aligned Movement · agrarian reform · nationalization · one-party state · caudillo · longevity · defiance
Batista
Cuban military dictator
1959 · rebellion · insurgency · uprising · dictatorship · resistance · revolutionaries · liberation · social reform · nationalism
Bay of Pigs
Failed 1961 invasion site
- Soviet UnionFormer communist superstate
- KennedyIrish-origin surname, political dynasty
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
embargo · CIA · containment · superpower · nuclear · blockade · espionage · propaganda · Soviet aid · exiles
communism
Collective ownership system
- Marxism-LeninismState-led revolutionary socialism
- socialismCommunal economic control
- anti-imperialismOpposition to foreign domination
collectivization · nationalization · land reform · literacy campaign · central planning · state ownership · proletariat · class struggle · redistribution · ideology
Che Guevara
doctor · Ernesto · Bolivia · execution · Latin America · insurgent · ideologue · internationalism · Santa Clara · asthma
embargo
Official prohibition on trade
- exilesBanished persons
- dissidentsPolitical objectors
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
rationing · literacy · healthcare · emigration · remittances · tourism · normalization · Guantanamo · diaspora · sanctions
- Latin American WarsFalklands War, civil wars, Dirty War, Bay of Pigs, war of independence
- Americas HistoryAztec Empire, colonial era, colonization, Columbus, conquistadors
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Colombia
- Revolutionuprising, insurrection, overthrow, revolutionaries, rebellion
- communismMarx, Marxism, Leninism, Lenin, proletariat
- 1959 EventsFidel Castro, Barbie doll, Ben-Hur, Kind of Blue, Some Like It Hot
Cuban Revolutionnegotiated settlement
Agreement reached through dialogue
Velvet Revolution · democratic transition · Carnation Revolution · fall of the Berlin Wall · constitutional reform
Cuban RevolutionBay of Pigs invasion
Failed CIA-backed Cuban assault
neoliberal reforms · Reaganism · Thatcherism · Prague Spring · Washington Consensus
revolution, revolt, revolting, revolutionary, Cuba, revolutions, revolutionize, revolutionized, Cuban