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On This Day - What happened 1 January 1956 AD

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  • Paris, France
    Sunday Jan 1, 1956
    Christine Lagarde

    Birth

    Paris, France
    Sunday Jan 1, 1956

    Lagarde was born in Paris, France.



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  • Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
    Sunday Jan 1, 1956
    06:00:00 PM
    Raúl Castro

    Winning in Santiago de Cuba without a fight

    Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
    Sunday Jan 1, 1956
    06:00:00 PM

    The two Castro brothers with their army arrived on the outskirts of Santiago de Cuba and said their forces would storm the city at 6 PM 1 January if it did not first surrender. The commander (Colonel Rego Rubido) surrendered Santiago de Cuba without a fight. The war was over and Fidel was able to take power in Havana when he arrived on 8 January 1959.



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