Updated Jan. 1 2024 at 12:00 p.m. On January 1, 1959, Cuba’s military dictator Fulgencio Batista fled the country and the rebels, led by Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, celebrated in Havana, ending the Cuban Revolution. Why did the Cuban Revolution take place? The U.S. had been a major force in Cuba since the early […]
