1953 CASTRO’S FAILED REVOLUTION
On 26 July 1953, Cuban Communists lead an armed revolt, ending in defeat
As the Sun rose on the city of Santiago de Cuba, around 150 men (and two women) led by Fidel Castro set off for the Moncada Barracks – a base of government troops – with revolution in mind. Although sheer audacity was not enough to secure victory that day, they unleashed a chain of events that would ultimately lead to a Communist takeover in 1959.