Fidel Castro takes over Cuba (dec 27, 1956 – jan 1, 1959)
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In 1956, a young lawyer named Fidel Castro began a guerrilla movement against Batista (the then dictator of Cuba). He opposed Batista's repressive and corrupt practices for three years and on January 1st, 1959, Batista fled the county and Castro took contol.
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