what was the name of the leader of the 26th of july movement
26th of July Movement The 26th of July Movement (Spanish: Movimiento 26 de Julio; M-26-7) was a vanguard revolutionary organization then a party led by Fidel Castro that in 1959 overthrew the Fulgencio Batista dictatorship in Cuba. The Movement fought the Batista regime on both rural and urban fronts. The movementâ€™s main objectives were distribution of land to peasants, nationalization of public services, industrialization, honest elections, and large scale education reform.