Granma expedition (nov 25, 1956 – dec 2, 1956)
Description:
-invasion force: 82 revolutionaries-to Oriente province; symbolic as 180 miles west of where Martí landed in 1895
-ill-equipped, poor quality + overcrowded yacht, bad weather, problems, loss of fuel --> 2 days longer than planned to reach Cuba
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Date:
nov 25, 1956
dec 2, 1956
~ 7 days