On this day in 1959, U.S.-backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista fled the country following the victory of Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement (M-26-7) at the Battle of Santa Clara, marking the successful conclusion of the Cuban Revolution.
The 26th of July Movement takes its name from the date of with a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks in 1953, however, the movement bearing this name was not formally organized until the attackers were released from prison in 1955. Public resistance continued sporadically until November 1956, when 80 members of the M-26-7 returned from exile.
Soon after landing on the island, a separate revolutionary group, the "Directorio Revoluncionari Estudiantil" (DRE), unsuccessfully attempted an attack on the Presidential Palace in Havana.
Throughout 1957, armed resistance from groups such as the DRE and M-26-7 would escalate. After a failed offensive by the government against rebels in the summer of 1958, the rebels launched a major counter-offensive.
On December 28th, 1958, after a fraudulent election in favor of Batista, revolutionary forces reached the city of Santa Clara. Seizing equipment from an armored train intended to transport government reinforcements, the rebels quickly captured the city, prompting Batista to panic and flee to the Dominican Republic with a personal fortune of more than $300 million.
In the following days, revolutionary forces entered Havana with no resistance, and Castro established a provisional government. The 26th of July Movement later reformed along Marxist–Leninist lines, becoming the Communist Party of Cuba in October 1965.
Batista later settled in fascist Spain, dying there in 1973 at the age of 72.
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oh no morrowind content that's too new to have uesp entries is fucking hard to find shit
but there is a donkey! and i will purchase it
Are you playing Tamriel Rebuilt? I keep meaning to actually play it, but I just haven't gotten around to it yet.
Hell yeah donkey! I hope your animal friend helps you find the quests you're looking for!
there's been a big expansion of 'Province Cyrodiil's scope, which used to just be the island of Stirk but now its Anvil and a few more settlements on the gold coast. it's very satisfyingly different from Morrowind, they're weird greco-romans in a tropical climate. It's not oblivion-style and it's not quite the cosmopolitan culture of the Capital either. There's also lots of Bosmer and their items because its close to valenwood. i do recommend it so far, but it's easy to get lost in Anvil and Anvil's castle
Oh that sounds great! Oblivion was my first Elder Scrolls game, so I definitely have a soft spot for Cyrodiil. I'll check it out at some point!