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Distro - 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution 

Magnum Photographers 

On January 1st 1959, the embattled ruler of Cuba, General Fulgencio Batista, fled Havana after realizing that his government could no longer resist the approaching rebel forces lead by Fidel Castro. Though this is a seminal date in Cuban history, it's actually signifies the end of a conflict which began on July 26, 1953 when Cuban rebels, including Fidel and Raul Castro, failed in an attempt to capture a military barracks in Santiago. After two years of imprisonment, Batista, under political pressure, freed the Castros and other political prisoners. Fidel and Raul then traveled to Mexico to... 

Andrew Saint-George 1958

CUBA. Castro (centre), eyes glazed with strain, leads civilian... 

Andrew Saint-George 1958

CUBA. Rebel troops assemble. 1958 

Andrew Saint-George 1958

CUBA. Fidel Castro in the Sierra Maestro with rebel troops. 1958... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. Havana. January, 1959. First days of liberation.

Andrew Saint-George 1959

In the first days of January 1959 the Cuban Dictator Fulgancio... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. New years Day in Havana, confusion is... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. New years Day in Havana, confusion is... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. Santa Clara. 1959. CASTRO sympathizers form an adhoc militia... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. January, 1959. Victim of fighting during the early days... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. On new year's days, CASTRO sympathizers... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. January 1st, Batista has fled and there... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. Santa Clara. 1959. Bullet holes are evidence of the great... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. Havana. January 1, 1959. Militia checking the building... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. Local CASTRO sympathizers in Havana formed... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. Havana. 1959. On guard at the University of Havana.

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. Havana. January, 1959. First days of liberation.

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. Havana. Januray, 1959. First days of liberation.

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. January the 1st, News vendor with headlines... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. New Year Days, police station, Castro... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. New Year's Day, police station, Castro... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. 1959. Prisoners in La Cabana Fortress.

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. CASTRO's partisans have made an office... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. Santa Clara. 1959. Castro and his people were coming... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. Santa Clara. 1959. Troops passing through in a bus. 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. A mother in Havana is suddently reunited... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. Young "guerillero" in from hiding speaks... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. 1959. Fidel Castro and his rebel army stop along the roadside... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. 1959. Fidel CASTRO being welcomed by crowds as he makes... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. Cartoons showing Fidel CASTRO kicking... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. Crowds cheer in main plaza. 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. Santa Clara. 1959. In Front of the city hall of Santa Clara,... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. Crowd awaits Fidel CASTRO to come on to... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. Thousands of supporters flocked in front... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. Santa Clara. 1959. Fidel Castro delivering an hours-long... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. Santa Clara. 1959. Fidel Castro is being interviewed.

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. Fidel CASTRO was not old enough to be... 

Andrew Saint-George 1959

CUBA. HAVANA. Fibel Castro's office in Havana. uniformed men... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. "Fidelistas" take over the Hilton Hotel... 

Andrew Saint-George 1959

Commandante Ernesto "Che" GUEVARA is the third man in the Governmental... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. 1959. Fidel Castro being interviewed by Ed Sullivan. 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. 1959.

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. Havana. 1959. Fidel CASTRO.

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. 1959. Raul Castro at a baseball game between the Barbudos... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. 1959. Fidel CASTO and Camilo CIENFUEGOS at a baseball game... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. 1959. Brandishing flags and machetes, "campesinos" and... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. 1959. Brandishing flags and machetes, "campesinos" and... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. July 1959. These are the men who helped Fidel Castro in... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. Havana. July 26, 1959. Sixth anniversary of the July 26th... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. Havana. July 26, 1959. Sixth anniversary of the July 26th... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. Havana. July 26, 1959. Fidel CASTRO at the sixth anniversary... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. Havana. July 26, 1959. Sixth anniversary of the July 26th... 

Bob Henriques 1959

CUBA. Havana. July 26, 1959. President Osvaldo Dorticus Torrado... 

Rene Burri 1984

CUBA. 1984. Neon-lit billboard showing Fidel Castro during the... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2006

Murals depicting scenes from the revolution in Havana, Cuba 2006... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2006

Murals depicting scenes from the revolution in Havana, Cuba 2006... 

Rene Burri 1984

CUBA. 1984. Poster showing Fidel CASTRO arriving in Havana in... 
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