Huber Matos is sentenced to twenty years

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

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

A plane piloted from Florida scattered political leaflets; anti-aircraft fire and falling fragments killed and injured people below.

Cienfuegos’s aircraft vanished during a flight from Camagüey to Havana, prompting a major but unsuccessful search.

Guevara’s appointment signalled the increasing role of revolutionary leaders in restructuring Cuba’s economy.