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Havana Presidential Palace attack (1957)

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Havana Presidential Palace attack, March 13, 1957
Havana Presidential Palace attack, March 13, 1957

The 1957 Havana Presidential Palace attack was a failed assassination attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista at the Presidential Palace in Havana, Cuba. The attack began at around 3:30 PM on March 13, 1957, carried out by Menelao Mora’s group, group of members of the Patido Auténtico and the student opposition group Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil (DRE), but was unsuccessful in its goal of killing Batista. According to one of the group's founding members, Faure Chomón, they were following the golpe arriba strategy and sought to overthrow the government by killing Batista.The same day, a similar attack occurred at the Radio Reloj at the Radiocentro CMQ Building. The plan was to announce Batista's death over Radio Reloj; however, this attack also failed.

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