Monday, March 3, 2008

Visualizing History: Cuban Revolution Part II


After being released from prison in May 1955 Castro, his younger brother Raul, Argentine doctor Ernesto “Che” Guevara, and their fellow rebels exiled to Mexico to prepare for their to Cuba. Their plans came to fruition on November 26, 1956 when Castro and his followers aboard the tiny yacht, Granma, arrived on Cuba. Severely outnumbered and outgunned, Castro and his followers were attacked by Batista’s soldiers has they landed on the beach. With only a few survivors, Castro and his followers regrouped in the Sierra Maestra mountains to begin their guerrilla warfare campaign.
http://library.thinkquest.org/18355/the_cuban_revolution_-_1959.html

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