What happened to the victory of the Cuban Revolution in 1959?

The Victory of the Cuban Revolution on January 1, 1959

On January 1, 1959, the Cuban people, under the leadership of Fidel Castro, overthrew Batista and the pro-U.S. Dictatorship and victory of the national democratic revolution.

In 1953, Fidel Castro launched an armed struggle against the dictatorship and called on the people to rise up and overthrow the Batista regime. Castro established the "July 26 Movement" organization in Mexico in 1955. On December 2 of the following year, he led his troops to land on the beach of Colorados in Oriente Province and fought fiercely with the government troops. After the failure, he moved to the Maestra Mountains to start a guerrilla war. He inflicted heavy losses on the government troops many times and gained many gains. Support for farmers, jobs and students.

In 1953, a group of young students led by Antonio Echevarria attacked the presidential palace. After being frustrated, they established the "March 13 Revolution Steering Committee" to fight in the mountains of Las Villas Province. Guerrilla activities, including strikes, school strikes, and market strikes in cities such as Havana and Santiago.

On March 17, 1958, thousands of representatives of 42 mass groups issued a joint declaration calling for Batista to step down. By July, the rebel army shifted from defense to offense, and from guerrilla warfare based in the countryside to a war of annihilation focusing on encircling cities.

The "July 26th Movement", the "March 13th Revolution Steering Committee", the Civil Resistance Movement, the Workers' United Front, the Student Union and other organizations held a meeting in Caracas, Venezuela to establish revolutionary democracy Civic Front. In November, the rebels surrounded Havana and Santiago. By the end of the year, most of the country will be liberated.

On January 1, 1959, the rebel army entered Havana, Batista fled abroad, and the dictatorship collapsed. The next day, a revolutionary provisional government was established. In February, Castro became prime minister and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

(People's Daily Online)

What people usually call the Cuban Revolution includes the victory of the Cuban National Democratic Revolution in 1959 and its transformation to socialism. This revolution has its own characteristics in the historical development process of the contemporary world socialist movement. It is not only an inseparable component of the post-war world socialist movement, but also has an important impact on the development of the post-war world situation, especially the situation in Latin America. Had a profound impact. Exploring the causes, characteristics and significance of the emergence, victory and transformation of the Cuban revolution is very important to understand why Cuba was able to survive the impact of the drastic changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and the current situation and development prospects of the world socialist movement.