Activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Cuba 1958–1962

In: International Review of the Red Cross, Band 38, Heft 325, S. 655-670

Abstract

On 26 July 1953, a group opposing the regime of General Fulgencio Batista, led by Fidel Castro, made an abortive attempt to storm the Montecada barracks at Santiago de Cuba. Castro was captured and sentenced to 15 years in prison. In May 1955 he was released under a general amnesty; he left Cuba and emigrated to Mexico.