The Cuban Revolution was a legendary political upheaval that took place in Cuba during the late 1950s. Led by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, the movement successfully overthrew the government of the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959. This revolution had a significant impact on Cuban society and politics, and it continues to be studied and debated by historians to this day. It also played an important part in the cold war, leading to the Cuban Missile crisis.

Many important historical figures appeared in this historical event, with main focus on Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Fulgencio Batista, and later on Kennedy and Khrushchev.

This video gives a very brief rundown and a summary of the entire revolution, as well as the political conflict, and what Cuba was like before and after the revolution.

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