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Huber Matos

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Huber Matos

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Santiago de Cuba passes to the Rebel Army

đź“… 1 Januari 1959

Rebel commanders accepted the surrender of the city, where Castro proclaimed the triumph of the revolution.

Huber Matos resigns his command

đź“… 19 Oktober 1959

Matos and other officers resigned in protest at the growing influence of communists within the revolutionary government.

Huber Matos is arrested

đź“… 21 Oktober 1959

Camilo Cienfuegos carried out Castro’s order to arrest Matos in Camagüey on accusations of treason and conspiracy.

Huber Matos is sentenced to twenty years

đź“… 15 December 1959

A revolutionary tribunal convicted Matos of treason and conspiracy, marking the collapse of the earlier coalition between moderate and radical leaders.