Attack on Moncada Barrack, 1953: This Date in History

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#OTD in 1953 Cuban Anti-Batista Rebels attacked the Moncada Barracks but were repelled and defeated by the army stationed there.

This loss would result in a recouping of forces and a rethinking of strategy. In honor of those lost in that day the surviving rebels would name their project “The 26th of July Movement.”

Led by Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos, that group eventually overthrew Batista and took over Cuba.
 
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