New Year's Eve, 1958. Cuba's president, Fulgencio Batista, is throwing his annual New Year's Eve party at his home in Havana. It's usually a blowout. But this year, the vibes... aren't so great. Government officials and Cuban elites drink champagne and pick at arroz con pollo as the clock ticks closer to midnight. But there's a palpable anxiety in the air. They aren't just counting down to the end of the year - they may be counting down the final minutes of Cuba as they know it. A revolution is underway, and rebel forces, led by a young Fidel Castro, have taken city after city throughout 1958. As the year comes to a close, Havana – the last stronghold of Batista's government – is in their crosshairs. How did the country revolt against a ruthless dictator? And what happened in the final weeks of 1958 that brought down Batista's government and ushered in a new Cuba?Special thanks to Lillian Guerra, professor of Cuban and Caribbean history at the University of Florida and author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Martyrs-Political-Messiahs-Revolutionary-1946-1958/dp/0300175531">Heroes, Martyrs, and Political Messiahs in Revolutionary Cuba</a>; and Julia Sweig, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cuba-Everyone-Needs-Know%C2%AE-Second/dp/0199896704">Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know</a>.To see the coded advertisements and underground pamphlets from the 03C Movement: <a href="https://historythisweekpodcast.substack.com/p/the-ad-campaign-of-03c-from-a-new">historythisweekpodcast.com</a> To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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