![]() The Castro brothers were also released after a long persuasion of the Batista regime by their childhood teachers. In 1955, political pressure arose and forced the Batista regime to flee all political captives in Cuba. ![]() He was sentenced to 15 years in prison while his brother was sentenced to 13 years in prison. The survivors were prosecuted in court and during the trial, Fidel defended himself for at least 4 hours in vain. Among the survivors were Fidel Castro and his brother Raul Castro. The survivors of the attack were arrested and put in custody. Many rebels were killed by the Batista regime, amongst them Abel Santamaria who was second in command in the Moncada barracks. ![]() The Cuban revolution began with the attack of Moncada barracks in Santiago and camps in Bayamo by Cuban rebels on 26 July 1953. The latter was a dictator in Cuba who humiliated and exploited the citizens of this country. The Cuban revolution revolved around Fidel Castro’s movement which was out to overthrow Fulgencio Batista.
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