Radio Rebelde commemorates the executed medical students

The opposition rejected elections conducted amid civil war and repression. Andrés Rivero Agüero was declared the winner.

Instructions to commanders aimed to protect civilians and maintain transport as rebel administration expanded.

The clandestine station challenged government communiqués and linked rural military advances with supporters in the cities.

Rebel forces attacked government positions near Bayamo as the eastern offensive expanded beyond the Sierra Maestra.

The Rebel Army warned civilians before fighting for the town and presented the offensive as liberation from Batista’s forces.

The victory opened routes across Oriente and further weakened the government army’s ability to defend provincial towns.

The July 26 Movement and Revolutionary Directorate agreed to cooperate militarily against Batista in central Cuba.

Rebel units attacked transport connections and isolated garrisons, preventing government reinforcement of central Cuba.

Column 8 and allied forces surrounded the town and its garrison as part of the offensive toward Santa Clara.

After several days of fighting the garrison surrendered, widening rebel control in Las Villas.