This man avoided disaster by opening up negotiations with General Cantillo at the Battle de Las Mercedes.
This man avoided disaster by opening up negotiations with General Cantillo at the Battle de Las Mercedes. This man's revolutionary movement was named after the date of his attack on the Moncada Barracks. During his trial for those attacks, this man declared that "History will absolve me." One crisis involving his country ended when (*) Jupiter missiles were removed from Turkey. Che Guevara joined this man's 26th of July Movement. He came to power after leading a coup against Fulgencio Batista. The Bay of Pigs invasion failed to overthrow this man. For 10 points, name this man who, in 2008, was succeeded by his brother Raul as President of Cuba.
This man avoided disaster by opening up negotiations with General Cantillo at the Battle de Las Mercedes.
{F}idel {Castro} [prompt on “Castro”]