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Raúl Castro - President Fulgencio Batista fled Cuba

Time: Thursday Jan 1, 1959

Place: Cuba

Details: In response to the victory by Che Guevara at the Battle of Santa Clara, the U.S.-backed President Fulgencio Batista fled Cuba in the early morning of 1 January 1959. After Batista's fall, Raúl had the task of overseeing trials and execution of scores (between 30 and 70) of soldiers loyal to deposed president Batista convicted of war crimes.

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