No. 3 of the Sierra Maestra was enacted in the Fall of 1958. It was enacted by the rebel forces under the command of Fidel Castro and implemented only in the "liberated territories" of Eastern Cuba under their control. For more information on this current event, see 2006 Cuban transfer of presidential duties. ...
First Agrarian Reform Law
The First Agrarian Reform Law was enacted on May 17, 1959.
Second Agrarian Reform Law
The Second Agrarian Reform Law was enacted in October of 1963.
Agriculture has played an important part in Cubas economy for several hundred years. ... The substantive and procedural laws of Cuba were based on the Spanish Civil laws and were influenced by the principles of Marxism-Leninism after that philosophy became the guiding force of government. ...