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Fidel Castro - The Granma Ran aground

Time: Sunday Dec 2, 1956

Place: Playa Las Coloradas, Cuba

Details: The Granma ran aground in a mangrove swamp at Playa Las Coloradas, close to Los Cayuelos, on 2 December 1956.

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