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• 1. The Cuban Revolution (1952-1959)Will SmithWednesday, 21 September 2011

2. How it Began The Cuban Revolution was a successful armed revolt from Fidel Castro in 1959. The reason why the revolution had started......was because of a man named General Fulgencio Batista, who hadoverthrew the president of Cuba at thetime, Carlos Prio Socarras. Batista then cancelled all electionsWednesday, 21 September 2011 3. Main Figures Fidel Castro Castro was a young lawyerwhen he started of the revolutionAt the end of the revolution, Castro forcedBatista to resign and flee the country on 1stJanuary 1959Castro then president of CubaWednesday, 21 September 2011 4. Main FiguresCastro started the revolution, because he was angry at General Batista for overthrowing the government and cancelling elections.Wednesday, 21 September 2011 5. Main Figures General FulgencioBatista was a General in the Cuban MilitaryBatista is responsible for overthrowing the Cuban Government andcancelling elections in CubaWednesday, 21 September 2011 6. Main Figures Carlos Prio SocarrasPRESIDENT OF CUBA DURING THE REVOLUTIONWednesday, 21 September 2011 7. Main Figures Frank Pais Frank Pais was arevolutionary who was putin charge of Castros armyPais was forced to kill himself whilewhile he was in prison campaigning against Batistas government on March 30.Wednesday, 21 September 2011 8. Main Figures Ernesto Che Guevara Che Guevara was one of the menwho helped Castro as one of the revolutionariesWednesday, 21 September 2011 9. Revolution Travel Route MapWednesday, 21 September 2011 10. Sites that played special roles The Moncada BarracksWednesday, 21 September 2011 11. Sites that played special rolesOriente ProvinceWednesday, 21 September 2011 12. Sites that played special rolesHavanaWednesday, 21 September 2011 13. Sites that played special roles The Presidential Palace, HavanaWednesday, 21 September 2011 14. Sites that played special rolesSantiago de CubaWednesday, 21 September 2011 15. Bibliography Google Images library.thinkquest.org/18355/the_cuban_revolution_-_1959.html library.thinkquest.org/20176/crevolution.htm www.buzzle.com/articles/cuban-revolution-timeline.html www.historyofcuba.com/history/pais.htm www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDguevara.htm www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKprio.htm listverse.com/2010/10/04/top-10-revolutions-felt-around-the-world/ Fidel Castro Speech from - www.marxists.org/history/cuba/archive/castro/1959/01/03.htmWednesday, 21 September 2011