Chronology of the Cuban Revolution
1952, March 10: Fulgencio Batista seized power
1953, July 26: Fidel Castro attacks the Moncada Barracks and fails.
1956, Nov: Urban insurrections in Havana and the Oriente fail.
1956, Dec. 2: Granma landing in the Oriente is a disaster, but the foco survives.
1957, March, July: Assassinations (13/iii), general strikes and urban insurrections fail.
1958, May-June: Army offensive against guerrillas fails.
1959, Jan 1: Victory of the revolutionaries!