Name this island nation that since 1959 has been run by Fidel Castro and his brother Raúl.
This country's Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (SAY-spay-days) tried to declare its independence, leading to the Ten Years' War. Julio Antonio Mella was assassinated after fleeing this country, which was blamed on this country's President Gerardo Machado. One of the revolutionaries who opposed Machado, Ramón Grau, would later become President, but a few years after his retirement this country was taken over in a coup led by Fulgencio Batista. Batista fled the country in 1959 after losing the Battle of Santa Clara to forces led by Che Guevara. Name this island nation that since 1959 has been run by Fidel Castro and his brother Raúl.
This country's Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (SAY-spay-days) tried to declare its independence, leading to the Ten Years' War.
Republic of {Cuba} [or República de Cuba]