April 9 Cuban strike

April 9 strike
April 9 strike
Part of Cuban Revolution
	Old Havana, where an armory was attacked during the strike.
Date	9-10 April 1958
Location	Cuba
Caused by	political repression
Goals	overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista
Methods	armed attacks, propaganda, stoppage of work, protesting
Resulted in	Strike failed strike did not materialize and lost momentum ;
Parties
Republic of Cuba	Workers; Students; 26th of July Movement; Directorio Revolucionario
Lead figures
	Fulgencio Batista Fidel Castro; Juan Marinello; Marcelo Salado †; Raúl Castro; Juan Almeida Bosque
Number
Unknown	hundreds of soldiers and workers
Casualties and losses
Unknown	at least 100 soldiers killed

The April 9 strike was a general strike organized and called upon by M-26-7 via radio, lasting from April 9 to 10th 1958. It spanned across Cuba and eventually the strike lost momentum and died out mid-day on April 10. 100 soldiers died in the strike due to political repression by the Fulgencio Batista government of Cuba.

^ ^a ^b "The strike on April 9 takes place". Portal del ciudadano de La Habana.
^ "Revolutionary General Strike in Cuba, an approach to victory - Prensa Latina". April 9, 2024.

[auto-1] "The strike on April 9 takes place". Portal del ciudadano de La Habana.

[Plenglish-2] "Revolutionary General Strike in Cuba, an approach to victory - Prensa Latina". April 9, 2024.

[1]

[2]