About this episode

The episode discusses the political turmoil in Cuba in April 1958 as Batista loses support and Castro's rebel movement gains strength.

It’s April 1958, and Cuba is a powder keg with a sputtering fuse. Fulgencio Batista is bleeding support from every direction — the church, the business elite, even his American backers — while Fidel Castro’s rebel movement is growing stronger in the Sierra Maestra mountains.

People in this episode

Hosts: Cameron Reilly, Ray Harris

Topics covered

• Cuban Revolution
• Fulgencio Batista
• Fidel Castro
• political unrest
• historical events
• Sierra Maestra
• 1950s Cuba

Keywords

• Cuban Revolution
• Fulgencio Batista
• Fidel Castro
• April 1958
• Sierra Maestra
• political unrest
• Cuba history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Cuba, Sierra Maestra

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