The Cuban Revolution's Role In Cuban History

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The Cuban Revolution has enormous importance for the Cuban history. It was led by Fidel Castro’s 26th of July Movement. The Revolution was an armed rebellion against the US- backed authoritarian government of the Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. It began in July 1953 and continued periodically until the rebels finally exiled Batista on 1 January 1959, replacing his government with a revolutionary socialist state. The Movement organization later reformed along communist lines, becoming the Communist Party in October 1965. The Cuban Revolution had powerful national and international effects. In particular, it reshaped Cuba's relationship with the United States, which country after the Revolution put an embargo against Cuba. After the revolution,
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