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Raúl Castro - Attack on Moncada Barracks

Time: Sunday Jul 26, 1953

Place: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Details: In 1953, Raúl served as a member of the 26th of July Movement group that attacked the Moncada Barracks; he spent 22 months in prison as a result of this action.

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