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cuba in the cold war
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Castro becomes prime minister
On 16 February 1959, Castro himself took on the role of Prime Minister.[28][29] Dismissing the need for elections, Castro proclaimed the new administration to be an example of direct democracy, in which the Cuban populace could assemble en masse at demonstrations and express their democratic will to him personally.Critics instead condemned the new regime as un-democratic. -
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (Spanish: [fiˈðel ˈkastro]; born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban communist revolutionary and politician who was Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the Commander in Chief of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces from 1959 to 2008 -
U.S vs. soviets
Turkey and the United States agree to deploy fifteen nuclear-tipped Jupiter missiles in Turkey starting on June 1, 1961. Turkey is member of NATO and shares a border with the Soviet Union. -
No exports
The United States stops the import of Cuban sugar, effectively cutting off 80 percent of Cuban exports to the United States. -
Plan to kill castro
The U.S. plans to assassinate Fidel Castro by poisoning a box of Castro's favorite cigars. -
President Kennedy
John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the thirty-fifth president of the United States. -
Bays of pigs
A failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group. Brigade 2506 fronted the armed wing of the Democratic Revolutionary Front (DRF) and intended to overthrow the revolutionary left wing government of Fidel Castro. Launched from Guatemala, the invading force was defeated within three days by the Cuban armed forces, under the direct command of Prime Minister Fidel Castro. -
Fidel's plan
in May 1962 Nikita Khrushchev proposed the idea of placing Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba to deter any future invasion attempt. During a meeting between Khrushchev and Fidel Castro that July, a secret agreement was reached and construction of several missile sites began in the late summer. -
the law
on September 4, 1962, President Kennedy issued a public warning against the introduction of offensive weapons into Cuba. That same da, kennedy sent a letter to Khrushchev declaring that the United States would not permit offensive weapons to be delivered to Cuba, and demanded that the Soviets dismantle the missile bases already under construction or completed, and return all offensive weapons to the U.S.S.R. The letter was the first in a series of direct and indirect communication . -
kennedy knows
On the morning of October 16, 1962, National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy informed President John F. Kennedy that U.S. surveillance aircraft had discovered the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from American soil. It was the start of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. On the 50th anniversary of the crisis, explore 10 surprising facts about the moment when the Cold War turned red-hot. -
New charge of rivals
Fidel Castro orders Cuban anti-aircraft forces to open fire on all U.S. aircraft flying over the island. According to one source, Castro's order reportedly replaces his standing orders to fire only on groups of two or more low-altitude airplanes. -
U.S improved
The United States and the Soviet Union establish a radio and telegraph Hot Line between them with Hot Line Agreement. This agreement provides the first official recognition of the inherent danger of nuclear weapons and the possibility of an inadvertent war arising from technical or human error. The Hot Line has been tested every hour since 1963, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union has not altered this procedure.
