Rebel Army (Cuba)

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The Rebel Army (Cuba) was Fidel Castro’s guerrilla force that led the armed struggle against Fulgencio Batista’s regime and ultimately brought about the Cuban Revolution.

All labels observed (12)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf guerrilla movement ⓘ
revolutionary army ⓘ
activePeriod 1956–1959 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Castro’s Rebel Army ⓘ
Ejército Rebelde ⓘ
commander Fidel Castro ⓘ
conflict Cuban Revolution ⓘ
country Cuba ⓘ
dateOfFormation December 1956 ⓘ
dateOfVictory 1 January 1959 ⓘ
disbandedInto Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba ⓘ
endDate 1959 ⓘ
foundedBy Fidel Castro ⓘ
goal establishment of a revolutionary government in Cuba ⓘ
overthrow of Fulgencio Batista ⓘ
headquarters Sierra Maestra ⓘ
historicalSignificance principal armed force that brought about the Cuban Revolution ⓘ
ideology Cuban nationalism ⓘ
anti-imperialism ⓘ
revolutionary socialism ⓘ
integratedInto Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
leader Fidel Castro ⓘ
militaryBranch ground forces ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of La Plata ⓘ
Battle of Las Mercedes ⓘ
Battle of Santa Clara ⓘ
notableCommander Camilo Cienfuegos ⓘ
Ernesto "Che" Guevara ⓘ
linked to: Che Guevara

Raúl Castro ⓘ
notableUnit Column 1 "José Martí" ⓘ
linked to: José Martí

Column 8 "Ciro Redondo" ⓘ
operationalArea Oriente Province ⓘ
Sierra Maestra ⓘ
opposedTo Batista regime ⓘ
Fulgencio Batista ⓘ
originEvent Granma landing ⓘ
partOf 26th of July Movement ⓘ
placeOfFormation Sierra Maestra ⓘ
politicalWing 26th of July Movement ⓘ
predecessor armed wing of the 26th of July Movement ⓘ
result victory in Cuban Revolution ⓘ
startDate 1956 ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
successor Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba ⓘ
supportedBy rural peasants ⓘ
urban underground of the 26th of July Movement ⓘ
tactics guerrilla warfare ⓘ
usedPropaganda Radio Rebelde ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sierra Maestra campaign → hasParticipant → Rebel Army (Cuba) ⓘ
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba → hasPart → Cuban Revolutionary Army ⓘ
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba → precededBy → Cuban Army ⓘ
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
FAR → historicalPrecursor → Rebel Army of the Cuban Revolution ⓘ
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
New York Times interview with Fidel Castro → subject → Sierra Maestra guerrilla movement ⓘ
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Hero of Yaguajay → holderAffiliation → Fidel Castro’s rebel forces ⓘ
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Hero of Yaguajay → holderAffiliation → Rebel Army of the Cuban Revolution ⓘ
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Battle of La Plata → combatant → Fidel Castro's rebel forces ⓘ
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Battle of El Uvero → combatant → Fidel Castro's rebel forces ⓘ
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Roberto Rodríguez Fernández → militaryBranch → Rebel Army (Cuba) ⓘ
Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña → capturedBy → rebel forces of Fidel Castro ⓘ
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Batista secret police → opposedBy → Cuban Revolutionaries ⓘ
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Cuban independence wars → participant → Cuban rebels ⓘ
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Segundo Frente Oriental Frank País → alliance → Rebel Army of Fidel Castro ⓘ
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
El Vaquerito → militaryBranch → Rebel Army (Cuban Revolution) ⓘ
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
El Vaquerito → associatedWith → Rebel Army (Cuba) ⓘ