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Verano
History of Cuba
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| | 1958 | Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| May Batista launches Operation Verano aiming to crush Castro and other anti-government groups |
| May Castro's guerrilla forces scores a series of victories, largely aided by mass desertions from Batista's army of poorly trained & uncommitted young conscripts |
| May When Operation Verano ends, Castro orders 3 columns commanded by Guevara, Jaime Vega and Camilo Cienfuegos to invade central Cuba |
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