LONDON: The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt by Fidel Castro’s 26th of July Movement and its allies against the authoritarian government of President Fulgencio Batista. The revolution began in 1953, and continued sporadically until Batista was ousted on January 1, 1959. The 26th of July Movement later reformed along communist lines, becoming the Communist Party in October 1965.
These events reshaped Cuba’s relationship with the US. Before the revolution, Cuba was one of the US’s strongest allies. Key Cuban industrial sectors were under the private control of US capital and agriculture was dominated by sugar production exported to the US market.
