February 17 1957
- Herbert Matthews, editorial journalist for the influential US daily The New York Times, interviews Fidel Castro in the Sierra Maestra. Publication of his report refuted dictatorship lies about the death of Fidel and showed the existence of a guerrilla force in the Sierra Maestra.
- That same day, the first meeting of the National Directorship of the July 26th Movement since the beginning of the war is held in the Sierra. The traitor Eutimio Guerra is captured and sentenced.
17/02/1957