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Gerardo Machado y Morales ( 28 September 1871  29 ___MASK22___ 1939 ) was a general of the Cuban War of ___MASK96___ and President of ___MASK52___ from 1925 to 1933 . Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; ___MASK19___ 13 , 1926  November 25 , 2016 ) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who governed the Republic of ___MASK52___ as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008 . Politically a Marxist  Leninist and Cuban nationalist , he also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of ___MASK52___ from 1961 until 2011 . Under his administration , ___MASK52___ became a one - party socialist state ; industry and business were nationalized , and state socialist reforms were implemented throughout society . ___MASK12___ is a colonial township in eastern Havana , ___MASK52___ , and one of the 15 municipalities ( or boroughs ) of the city . It is famous for its historical Santería and is home to the first African Cabildo in Havana . It was the site of the Battle of ___MASK12___ , a skirmish between British and Spanish troops during the Battle of Havana during the Seven Years ' War . Raúl ___MASK100___ Castro Ruz ( born 3 June 1931 ) is a Cuban politician , who has been President of the Council of State of ___MASK52___ and the President of the Council of Ministers of ___MASK52___ since 2008 . Castro previously exercised presidential powers in an acting capacity from 2006 to 2008 . Castro is Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces ( Army , Navy , and Air Force ), and has also been First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of ___MASK52___ ( PCC ) since 2011 . Castro is the nation ' s highest ranking general . A province is almost always an administrative division , within a country or state . The term derives from the ancient ___MASK55___ " provincia ", which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the ___MASK55___ Empire ' s territorial possessions outside Italy . The term province has since been adopted by many countries , and in those with no actual provinces , it has come to mean " outside the capital city ". While some provinces were produced artificially by colonial powers , others were formed around local groups with their own ethnic identities . Many have their own powers independent of federal authority , especially in Canada . In other countries , like ___MASK53___ , provinces are the creation of central government , with very little autonomy . The 26th of July Movement ( M - 26 - 7 ) was a vanguard revolutionary organization led by Fidel Castro that in 1959 overthrew the Fulgencio Batista dictatorship in ___MASK52___ . The Movement fought the Batista regime on both rural and urban fronts . The movement  s main objectives were distribution of land to peasants , nationalization of public services , industrialization , honest elections , and large scale education reform . Máximo Gómez y Báez ( November 18 , 1836  June 17 , 1905 ) was a Major General in ___MASK52___ ' s Ten Years ' War ( 1868  1878 ) against Spain . He was also ___MASK52___ ' s military commander in that country ' s War of Independence ( 1895  1898 ). The Cuban Revolution ( 1959 ) was an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro ' s 26th of July Movement and its allies against the authoritarian government of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista . The revolution began in July 1953 , and continued sporadically until the rebels finally ousted Batista on 1 January 1959 , replacing his government with a revolutionary socialist state . The 26th of July Movement later reformed along communist lines , becoming the Communist Party in October 1965 . Juan Almeida Bosque ( February 17 , 1927  September 11 , 2009 ) was a Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the insurgent forces in the Cuban Revolution . After the rebels took power in 1959 , he was a prominent figure in the Communist Party of ___MASK52___ . At the time of his death , he was a Vice - President of the Cuban Council of State and was its third ranking member . He received several decorations , and national and international awards , including the title of " Hero of the Republic of ___MASK52___ " and the Order of Máximo Gómez . The 1940 Constitution of ___MASK52___ was implemented during the presidency of Federico Laredo Brú and took effect on 10 October 1940 . It was primarily influenced by the collectivist ideas that inspired the Cuban Revolution of 1933 . Widely considered one of the most progressive constitutions at the time , it provided for land reform , public education , a minimum wage and other social programs . It had 286 articles in 19 sections . Fulgencio Batista Zaldívar ( January 16 , 1901  ___MASK19___ 6 , 1973 ) was the elected President of ___MASK52___ from 1940 to 1944 , and U . S .- backed dictator from 1952 to 1959 , before being overthrown during the Cuban Revolution . Fulgencio Batista initially rose to power as part of the 1933 Revolt of the Sergeants that overthrew the authoritarian rule of Gerardo Machado . He then appointed himself chief of the armed forces , with the rank of colonel , and effectively controlled the five - member Presidency . He maintained this control through a string of puppet presidents until 1940 , when he was himself elected President of ___MASK52___ on a populist platform . He then instated the 1940 Constitution of ___MASK52___ , considered progressive for its time , and served until 1944 . After finishing his term he lived in Florida , returning to ___MASK52___ to run for president in 1952 . Facing certain electoral defeat , he led a military coup that preempted the election . Ernesto " Che " Guevara ( June 14 , 1928  October 9 , 1967 ), also known as El Che , was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary , physician , author , guerrilla leader , diplomat , and military theorist . A major figure of the Cuban Revolution , his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popular culture . ___MASK63___ ( Spanish : " La Habana ") is the capital city , largest city , province , major ___MASK51___ , and leading commercial centre of ___MASK52___ . The city proper has a population of 2 . 1 million inhabitants , and it spans a total of  making it the largest city by area , the most populous city , and the third largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region . The city extends mostly westward and southward from the bay , which is entered through a narrow inlet and which divides into three main harbours : Marimelena , Guanabacoa and Atarés . The sluggish Almendares River traverses the city from south to north , entering the Straits of Florida a few miles west of the bay . The title Hero of the Republic of ___MASK52___ is a distinction in ___MASK52___ , awarded for heroic feats in service to the Cuban state and society . It has been received by over forty individuals , also posthumously , including Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez , Juan Almeida Bosque , Leonid Brezhnev , Raúl Castro and the Cuban Five . Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán ( Spanish : ( kamilo sjemfweoz orjaan ) ; 6 February 1932 -- 28 October 1959 ) was a Cuban revolutionary born in ___MASK63___ . Along with Fidel Castro , Che Guevara , Juan Almeida Bosque , and Raúl Castro , he was a member of the 1956 Granma expedition , which launched Fidel Castro ' s armed insurgency against the government of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista . He became one of Castro ' s top guerilla commanders , known as the `` Hero of Yaguajay '' after winning a key ___MASK77___ of the Cuban Revolution . He was appointed head of ___MASK52___ ' s armed forces shortly after the victory of Castro ' s rebel army in 1959 . He was presumed dead when a small plane he was traveling in disappeared during a night flight from Camaguey to ___MASK63___ later that year . Cienfuegos is revered in ___MASK52___ as a hero of the Revolution , with monuments , memorials , and an annual celebration in his honor . Colonel ( abbreviated Col ., Col or COL and pronounced , similar to " kernel ") is a senior military officer rank below the general officer ranks . However , in some small military forces , such as those of ___MASK34___ or the Vatican , colonel is the highest rank . It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations . ___MASK52___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK52___ , is a country comprising the island of ___MASK52___ as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos . ___MASK52___ is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea , the ___MASK1___ , and the ___MASK31___ meet . It is south of both the U . S . state of Florida and the Bahamas , west of Haiti , and north of Jamaica . Havana is the largest city and capital ; other major cities include Santiago de ___MASK52___ and Camagüey . ___MASK52___ is the largest island in the Caribbean , with an area of , and the second - most populous after Hispaniola , with over 11 million inhabitants . The Straits of ___MASK44___ , ___MASK44___ Straits , or ___MASK44___ Strait is a strait located south - southeast of the North American mainland , generally accepted to be between the ___MASK1___ and the ___MASK31___ , and between the ___MASK44___ Keys ( U . S .) and Cuba . It is 150 km ( 93 mi ) wide at the narrowest point between Key West and the Cuban shore , and has been sounded to a depth of 6 , 000 feet . The strait carries the ___MASK44___ Current , the beginning of the Gulf Stream , from the ___MASK1___ . ___MASK44___ ( Spanish for " land of flowers ") is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States . It is bordered to the west by the ___MASK1___ , to the north by Alabama and Georgia , to the east by the ___MASK31___ , and to the south by the Straits of ___MASK44___ and Cuba . ___MASK44___ is the 22nd most extensive , the 3rd most populous , and the 8th most densely populated of the U . S . states . Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States . The Miami metropolitan area is ___MASK44___ ' s most populous urban area . The city of Tallahassee is the state capital . The ___MASK2___ ( or ) is a region that consists of the ___MASK2___ ___MASK28___ , its islands ( some surrounded by the ___MASK2___ ___MASK28___ and some bordering both the ___MASK2___ ___MASK28___ and the North ___MASK31___ ) and the surrounding coasts . The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland , east of Central America , and north of South America . The Almendares River is a 45 km river in the western part of ___MASK52___ . It originates from the east of Tapaste and flows north - west into the Straits of Florida . The river acts as a water supply for Havana . Rebellion , uprising , or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order . It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority . The term comes from the Latin verb " rebell ," " I renew war " ( from " ___MASK29___ -" (" again ") + " bell " (" I wage war / I revolt "). The rebel is the individual that partakes in rebellion or rebellious activities , particularly when armed . Thus , the term " rebellion " also refers to the ensemble of rebels in a state of revolt .