Triumph of the Revolution

Triumph of the Revolution
	Part of the Cuban Revolution
	; Entrance of Fidel Castro and Huber Matos into Havana. (January 8, 1959).
Date	January 1, 1959
Location	Cuba
Result	Batista flees Cuba; Revolutionary Directorate captures Havana; Fidel Castro enters Havana and establishes a provisional government.;
Belligerents
Cuba	Revolutionaries 26 July Movement; Revolutionary Directorate of March 13th; Second National Front of Escambray;

The Triumph of the Revolution is the historical term for the flight of Fulgencio Batista on January 1, 1959, and the capture of Havana by the 26 July Movement on January 8.

The flight of Batista from Cuba is marked by an official holiday on January 1.