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Slide 43 of 101: In 1959, communist revolutionary leader and guerilla fighter Fidel Castro launched the 26th of July Movement, toppling Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The fallen leader fled the country, and Castro and fellow revolutionaries seized power in Havana on Jan. 7. This Keystone photo shows Castro addressing a crowd shortly after.

1959: Fidel Castro

In 1959, communist revolutionary leader and guerrilla fighter Fidel Castro launched the 26th of July Movement, toppling Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The fallen leader fled the country, and Castro and fellow revolutionaries seized power in Havana on Jan. 7. This Keystone photo shows Castro addressing a crowd shortly after.

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This year Cuba will celebrate 400 years of the establishment of Havana, last year they were renovating old structures, sprucing the landscape, painting buildings and so on. I will be there this July to enjoy the festivities. It's one of the safest places to have a vacation.

4/7/1910:33 AM

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