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Cuba In The Cold War
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Batista takes over
Batista had taken over the Cuban government in a coup -
Castro's first attempt
Castro’s first revolution attempt, in the summer of 1953, failed, and he was put in jail. -
Castro takes over
, Batista fled Cuba, and Castro’s group took control of the nation. -
Bay of Pigs fails
On April 17, 1961, the CIA-backed force of 1,400 Cuban refugees landed at the swampy Bay of Pigs on Cuba’s southern coast. A Cuban force of 20,000 easily overwhelmed the invaders, capturing about 1,100 men and imprisoning them ( known as the Bay of Pigs) -
U.S and Russia relations ends
All political and economic relations between the United States and Cuba had ended. -
President Kennedy inaugurated
After winning a close election, Democrat John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the U.S. president in 1961. -
Cuban Missels
The administration knew with certainty that Cuba had the missiles and the launching capacity to attack the United States. -
Presiddent Kennedy's demand
- On October 22, President Kennedy issued a formal demand to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev that the missiles be removed from Cuba.
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation
March 5: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, ratified by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, among others, enters into force.
