The War Against the Bandits was a six-year rebellion (1959–1965) in the Escambray Mountains by a group of Cuban insurgents who opposed the new communist government led by Fidel Castro. The rebelling group of insurgents was a mix of former Batista soldiers, local farmers, and former allied guerrillas who had fought alongside Castro against Batista during the Cuban Revolution. The end result was the elimination of all insurgents by Cuban government forces in 1965.
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