Cuban Revolution - 1959 | Today in History | 1 Jan 17

On January 1, 1959, Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries overthrew Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista, who fled to the Dominican Republic.
STORYLINE:
These pictures show scenes of turmoil in the capital Havana, as the climax of revolution was reached. The mob was out of hand. At-last, Dr Fidel Castro himself arrived. Time and again, he was held up by the crowds. He spoke to them of the new regime now being inaugurated: a regime, now formally recognised by Britain.
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[@lw3646]

Interesting footage.

[@Liszt_1811]

why girl at 0:19 acts like that ?

[@DCFunBud]

She could have been epileptic or had a nervous breakdown.

[@mrhighway]

@@DCFunBud Look like a dead fish LOL

[@erasmusgustav4194]

Either too excited or scared

[@litespeedway6538]

Shot?

[@ManicomioSangrento]

Shellshock

[@Solaris_Paradox]

¡Viva la Revolución y el Che! ¡Viva el socialismo! ¡Yo soy Fidel! 🇨🇺☭

[@simoncordova5655]

Banda de bandidos que terminaron peor que los de Batista. No lo digo yo, sino la historia.