Fulgencio Batista's Operation Cuban Revolution

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Fulgencio Batista installs himself as a military dictator, seized power in 1952, and removed the elected president with the support of the United States government, this included members of the Cuba military, and civilians loyal to President Batista. He organized a revolutionary that toppled the regime at the time. President Batista brutal dictatorship implements a new constitution that enraged the majority of the Cuba populates. One year later in 1953, a lawyer named Fidel Castro led a group of 140 independence fighters to attack the Moncada, Cuba army barracks. Operation Cuba Revolution was well- planned with an element of surprise, however due to the quick reaction from Cuba military forces the assault was a total failure and as a resulted

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