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Havana Presidential Palace Attack (1957)March 13th, 1957
On this day in 1957, the Directorio Revoluncionari Estudiantil, a group of anti-Batista, revolutionary Cuban students, attacked the Presidential Palace in Havana in a failed attempt to assassinate Fulgencio Batista and overthrow the government.
Image: Two men, armed with rifles, participating in the palace attack in Havana on March 13th, 1957
![NJM supporters and NLA fighters gathered at Radio Free Grenada on the morning of March 13th, 1979. From the Grenada National Museum [nowgrenada.com]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/grenadaRevolution.jpg)
New Jewel Revolution (1979)March 13th, 1979
On this day in 1979, the People's Revolutionary Government (PRG) was proclaimed in Grenada after the Marxist-Leninist New Jewel Movement overthrew the state in a socialist revolution, with Maurice Bishop serving as Prime Minister.
Image: NJM supporters and NLA fighters gathered at Radio Free Grenada on the morning of March 13th, 1979. From the Grenada National Museum [nowgrenada.com]