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keywords: cold war, cuban revolution, havana cuba, rebel leader fidel castro, 26th of july movement, dictator fulgencio batista, flag of cuba

Synopsis: Scenes from the Cuban Revolution as future dictator Fidel Castro and his 26th of July rebel fighters enter Havana Cuba from their mountain camps after U.S. supported Dictator Fulgencio Batista flees the island Nation...(read more)

  • Date: 1959
  • Duration: 00:03:04
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: Cuba

Fidel Castro - Cuban Rebels Take Over

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Fidel Castro - Cuban Rebels Take Over

Aerial view of Havana, Cuba, Capitol building and surrounding area. Followers of Fidel Castro parade through the streets of Havana carrying "26th of July" banners. Newspaper headline reads "Se Fue Batista" (Batista Had Left Cuba). Demonstrators smash gambling machines on the streets. Demonstrations at the University of Havana. U.S civilians and tourist caught in uprising are transported to the airport and depart Cuba. Rebel fighters pour into Havana to impose martial law and quell the rioting. CU image of Fidel Castro with his rebel fighters in a mountain camp. Image of a tattered Cuban flag waving in the breeze.

(Silent) Bullet holes in glass panes of door. Castro and his Lieutenants enter Havana as crowds cheer. Castro rides on hood of jeep toward camera waving to the throng of people followed by truck loads of rebel fighters.

CU Castro on platform giving speech using wild arm gestures, cut to cheering crowd of people. Beginning of Fidel Castro rise to power.