The RD's leader, student José Antonio Echeverría, died in a shootout with Batista's forces at the Havana radio station he had seized to spread the news of Batista's anticipated death.
RD's leder, den studerende Jose Antonio Echeverria, døde under en skudveksling med Batistas styrker på Havana radiostation, som han havde besat for at sprede nyheden om Batistas død.