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Cuban Revolution

1953 CE – 1959 CE

Fidel Castro's guerrilla movement overthrew the U.S.-backed Batista dictatorship, establishing the Western Hemisphere's first communist state.

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1955–1958 sociopolitical change in Cuba

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Cuban Revolution

1953 CE – 1959 CE

Fidel Castro's guerrilla movement overthrew the U.S.-backed Batista dictatorship, establishing the Western Hemisphere's first communist state. The revolution transformed Cold War geopolitics and inspired leftist movements across Latin America and the developing world.

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