26TH OF JULY MOVEMENT CHRONO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01083A000100140074-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 26, 2012
• Sequence Number: 74
• Publication Date: May 17, 1962
• Content Type: LETTER

STAT
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2 May 1962
Prepared by
W A. Tidwell
1952 - Batista Coup
26 July 1953 - Castro attacks the Noncad.a Barracks in Santiago.
October 1953 - Establishment of the 26th of . my Movement as an
e.-- ent of the Orthodox srty -? Castro?s trial..
speech contains platform,
a::
de;storation of the Constitution of 191+0,
b.
c .
d.
Agrarian Refo-_oii.
Educateona:f. Reforms.
'Ca ional,ization of
J`til.ities.
Collect ion of Evaded Taxes.
1953 to May 1955 - Castro Imprisoned in the Isle of Pins.
1951 - Batista elected. President..
May 1955 - Genera) amnesty - Castro public hero.
July 1955 - Castro in Mexico where Raul. Castro and c`he Guevara
ere atready forming a group based on former members
of the 26-h of July Movement o Alberto Bayo begins
training Castro forces (150 Questions).
Fall 1955 - Castro in the United Stat=es arranging support by
Cuoen exiles.
March 1956 - 26th of s`ul,r lkyvemiiit. established as, an independent
movem _ nt
April 1956 - Monte::risti plot led by usto Carrillo and Ramon . arquin.
Fall 1956 - x-rio gives money to Castro for the purchase of a boat.
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/03/26: CIA-RDP80B01083A000100140074-9
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25 November 1956 - Castro embarks force of 82 men.
30 November 1956 - Attack. on the Moncada Barracks - repulsed.
2 December 1956 - 7sanding of Castro forces. 12 men escaped death or
capture to reach the Sierra Maestra.
February 1957 - Faustino Perez coatacts Herbert Matthews of the
New York Times.
March 1957 - Capture of CMQ - Murder of Cuervo
May 1957 - Urrutia announces support of the revolutionists and
goes into exile.
September 1951 - Revolt in Cienfuegos - beginning of guerrilla
activities in the Fscambray.
February 1958 - uen Fangio kidnapped - beginning of broadcasts by
Radio Rebe~lde.
March 1958 - Catholic Church issues statement opposing Batista. Attack
on palace - survivors go to Escambray. United States
stops shipment of an to Cuba - arrest of Prio.
April 1958 - General strike fails in Havana.
June 1958 - 47 U~ S. service men :'rom Guantanamo kidnapped - less
than 1,000 guerrillas in thc: Sierra Maestra.
July 1958 - Caracas Pact among 26th of truly Movement, Civil Resistance,
and 8 other anti-Batista organizations. Jose Miro Cardona
made coordinating gene-.r