Escambray Rebellion (3 jan 1959 ano – 1 jan 1965 ano)
Descrição:
-also called "War Against the Bandits"
-continued fighting in Escambray mountains - some anti-Batista forces returned to hideouts there to fight Castro's forces
-guerrilla campaign - similar to Castro's Sierra Maestra campaign
-soldiers still loyal to Batista: members of DRE (anti-communist + anti-Batista student group), joined by disaffected rebels + Batista loyalists
-rebels given same military aid (via CIA + Mafia) as Batista regime had received in Cuban Revolution (but cut off after Bay of Pigs invasion)
-total destruction of rebel forces in January 1965 (outnumbered by Castro's forces)
-other (less direct) forms of resistance during this period: rebels denounced as traitors + arrested
Adicionado na linha do tempo:
Data:
3 jan 1959 ano
1 jan 1965 ano
~ 6 years