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Fidel Castro welcomed in Havana while refugees stream into Miami, and Batista's son gets into a scuffle at the Florida Airport.

Rebel leader Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba after taking power following fall of Batista government in January 1959. A statue in Havana. Throngs of people on the streets. The welcome and cheer for the Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro. Fidel Castro greets and acknowledges the crowd from an open jeep. A monument in the city square. Civilians with the Cuban flags and 26th of July Movement flag. Refugees of the Batista government and anti-Castro Cubans stream into Miami to escape reprisal in Cuba. They emerge from a building and leave in cars. The son of exiled Cuban President Fulgencio Batista gets into a fist fight with an anti-Batista Cuban at the Florida Airport. The police interfere and drive the men apart. The police officer shows the confiscated pistol. A man atop a tank before the Presidential Palace in Havana. Dignitaries applaud at a 26th of July Movement meeting. Fidel Castro and his men on stage. Castro with fellow rebel Celia Sanchez who serves as his private secretary.

Date: 1959
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033309
Fulgencio Batista ousts President Carlos Prio Socarras; resistance and revolution against Batista begins in Cuba

1952: Fulgencio Batista seizes power in Cuba. Batista and his men enter Camp Columbia and win over the garrison. The soldiers pick up arms. The convoy leaves for the Presidential Palace in Havana. A pilot climbs into the cockpit of an airplane. Rafael Salas Canizares, the new Chief of Police, directs his men in his office. He goes into a building and talks to his radio operator. Obsolete ships of the Cuban Navy in the bay. Officers converse before a map on the wall. Cars and tanks on their way to the Presidential Palace. President Carlos Prio Socarras takes sanctuary in the Mexican Embassy. The Republic of Cuba flag, and the Democratic constitution suspended. Ousted President Carlos Prio Socarras leaves for Mexico with his family. The Presidential Palace in Havana. Batista during a meeting with his Cabinet. University of Havana students carry out a mock funeral of the Cuban constitution. Police officers and officials inside the Fifth National Police Station. Seeds of revolution against Batista are sown: Leader of the student movement, Jose Antonio Echeverria, encourages his fellow students to act. A pro-Batista faction smears the statue of a student hero with red paint. Students gather and demonstrate on the streets. The police try to control the demonstration. Explosions during the demonstrations. A wounded student leader protesting against Batista is taken to a hospital, where he dies. Students carry his casket down the steps of a building. Student demonstrators hang Batista in effigy. Police arrests students in the University campus. The students are defended by a former Senator in court. Newspaper headlines about the various shootings. A man killed during a police raid. Rafael Salas Canizares is made Brigadier. Proceedings underway in the Department of Investigation. The Minister of Interior meets with radio executives and publishers and orders censorship. People around a car with the words 'Censored' and 'Censorship' painted on it.

Date: 1952
Duration: 6 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033301
Crowd in Cuba demonstrates against reminders of the ousted Batista regime, as first rebel units of Fidel Castro enter Havana.

A crowd demonstrates in Havana, Cuba after the overthrow of dictator Fulgencio Batista. Fidel Castro in his stronghold with his unit. Men armed with rifles listen to Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro as he speaks. The first rebel forces of Castro enters city of Havana. A crowd marches on the streets of Havana. It demonstrates against reminders of the ousted regime by attacking parking meters, casinos and wealthy homes.

Date: 1959, January 5
Duration: 2 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047729
Castro rebel troops victory parade, Fidel Castro talks to crowd, visit of foreign dignitary in Havana, Cuba

Castro rebel troops (Also known as the “M-26-7”) march in a street in Havana, Cuba. Air force planes strafing. Cuban residents evacuate the bombings and attacks from planes. Plane firing at night with tracer rounds. Castro rebel troops on rooftop of building with bullet holes. A female Communist rebel, likely Celia Sanchez, holding a machine gun (likely an AKM). Fidel Castro hugs and talks to Cuban women. Castro rebel troops, on top of trucks and tanks, parading in Havana street after Castro takeover of Havana. A man, likely Che Guevara, smokes a cigarette outside a crowded estate. Fidel Castro speaks to crowd. Fidel Castro converses with U.S. Ambassador Earl E. T. Smith. Fidel Castro speaks with a woman. Crowd gathers around a Cubana Airlines plane. Closeup of Cuban provisional president Dr. Manuel Urrutia. President Urrutia conversing with Castro. Cuban flag is hoisted aloft. President Urrutia acknowledging applause from crowd at outdoor gathering. President Urrutia seated in the stands with his wife.

Date: 1959
Duration: 1 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078505
Pro-Castro rally at night, Fidel Castro addresses crowd from balcony in Havana, Cuba

A pro-Castro rally at night in Havana, Cuba. Female demonstrators hold a large Cuban flag. Demonstrators pass by a Kelvinator shop in Havana. Demonstrators with posters outside a movie theater in Havana. Demonstrators hold up signs and wave flags during rally. Banner with marching Cuban soldier reads, "Fuerte Como Un Trinquete" (Strong as a Tough Guy) Signs seen read, Entre Punto Y Punto... Punto La Gran Reserva de America" with cartoons of United States president Eisenhow, Castro, and U.S. Secretary of State Christian Herter. Large banner held by "Sindicato Union de Vendedores y Auxiliares" (Union of Vendors and Auxiliaries). Sign reads, "Muerte Al Invason Delegacion Demojeres" (Death to the Women's Delegation). Sign reads, "Los Estudiantes Technologicos Revolucionarios" (The Revolutionary Tech Students). Cuban Premier Fidel Castro speaks to demonstrators from balcony. Demonstrators wave their hands and shout. Fidel Castro speaks to crowd from balcony.

Date: 1961
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078509
Fidel Castro joins a demonstration in Havana, Cuba, speaks out against raids (possibly after Bay of Pigs) by United States in Cuba

A huge demonstration outside the National Capitol Building in Havana, Cuba. Demonstration in front of the National Capitol Building (Paseo de Marti, La Havana) to protest United States raids, possibly after the Bay of Pigs. The Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana (458 Paseo de Martí, La Habana 10600, Cuba) can be seen in the background. Demonstrators holding banners in Spanish, including, "Abajo Traidores" (Down with Traitors) and "Fidel Luchamemos Hasta la Muerte" (Fidel, Let's Fight Until Death). A presidential helicopter lands on the street near demonstrators. Huge demonstration. Fidel Castro, wearing sunglasses, mingles with the crowd. Cuban flag waves during demonstration. Passionate demonstrator speaks. Fidel Castro speaks to huge crowd in demonstration, condemning raids by the United States.

Date: 1961
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078507