Cuban Revolution of 1933

The Cuban Revolution of 1933 was a political upheaval that forced Gerardo Machado from power and briefly established a revolutionary government led by Ramón Grau San Martín.

Sergeants' Revolt: A 1933 military uprising in which enlisted men ousted Cuba’s senior army officers and seized control of the armed forces. Fulgencio Batista’s enlisted men turned the crisis into a decisive transfer of military power.
Machadato: The period of Gerardo Machado’s presidency in Cuba, marked by modernization, political repression, and growing opposition. Its authoritarian turn and political violence helped make Machado’s removal a mass demand.
Ramón Grau San Martín: Cuban physician and politician who led the revolutionary government from September 1933 until January 1934. His presidency gave the upheaval its most visible civilian revolutionary leadership.
One Hundred Days Government: The Cuban revolutionary government led by Ramón Grau San Martín from September 1933 to January 1934. It enacted reforms but fell when Batista and military opponents withdrew their support.
General Strike of 1933 in Cuba: A nationwide labor stoppage that helped bring Gerardo Machado’s Cuban government to collapse in August 1933. The strike amplified popular pressure that the army revolt alone could not explain.
Great Depression in Cuba: The severe economic downturn in Cuba during the early 1930s, intensified by falling sugar prices and unemployment. Economic distress widened opposition to Machado beyond organized political groups.
Antonio Guiteras: Cuban revolutionary and politician who served as secretary of the interior in Grau’s government. His radical reforms made the government more than a change of political leadership.
1934 Cuban Revolution: The January 1934 political crisis in which Fulgencio Batista forced Ramón Grau San Martín’s government from power. It ended the revolutionary government and consolidated Batista’s influence over Cuban politics.
Gerardo Machado: Cuban president from 1925 to 1933 whose increasingly authoritarian rule ended in revolution and exile. His loss of authority triggered the upheaval and shaped its early demands.
Directorio Estudiantil Universitario: A Cuban student organization founded in 1927 that opposed Gerardo Machado’s government. Student activism supplied an organized and radical opposition before the 1933 collapse.

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