Student admits he led Cuban revolt

On Aug. 2, 1953, The Times, re­por­ted that Fi­del Castro, stu­dent lead­er at the Uni­versity of Havana, had con­fessed he dir­ec­ted the ill-fated re­bel­lion against the gov­ern­ment of Pres­id­ent Gen. Ful­gen­cio Batista.

Published: Aug. 2, 1953
Sources: Los Angeles Times
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