Havana Presidential Palace attack (1957)
The 1957 Havana Presidential Palace attack was a failed assassination attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista at the Presidential Palace in Havana, Cuba. The attack began at around 3:30 pm on March 13, 1957, carried out by Menelao Mora, a group of members of the Partido Auténtico, and the student opposition group Directorio Revolucionario 13 de Marzo, but was unsuccessful in its goal of killing Batista. According to one of the group's founding members, Faure Chomón, they were following the golpe arriba strategy and sought to overthrow the government by killing Batista.
| 1957 Havana Presidential Palace attack | |||
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| Part of the Cuban Revolution | |||
Armed DR militants advancing through the streets during the attack | |||
| Date | 13 March 1957 | ||
| Location | 23°08′30″N 82°21′24″W | ||
| Caused by | Tyranny | ||
| Goals | Assassinate Batista | ||
| Methods | Surprise attack | ||
| Resulted in | Cuban military victory
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| Lead figures | |||
Menelao Mora Morales (Chief) † | |||
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| Casualties | |||
| Death(s) | 26 militants 6 presidential guards and policemen | ||
| Arrested | 2 | ||
| Detained | 2 | ||
| Charged | 2 | ||
The same day, a similar attack occurred at the Radio Reloj at the Radiocentro CMQ Building. The plan was to announce Batista's death over Radio Reloj; however, this attack also failed.