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Cuba in the Cold War
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Fidel Castro Comes To Power
After a six-year long revolution President Fulgencio Batista flees Cuba and Fidel Castro assumes power -
End Of Cuban Aid
The United States ends its foreign aid program to Cuba. -
Cuban Sugar Stopped
The United States stops the import of Cuban sugar, effectively cutting off 80 percent of Cuban exports to the United States. -
Castro Assasination Planned
The U.S. plans to assassinate Fidel Castro by poisoning a box of Castro's favorite cigars. -
JFK Elected
John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the thirty-fifth president of the United States. -
Bay Of Pigs Invasion
A failed invasion of Cuba at a place called the "Bay Of Pigs" which was planned by the CIA, which President JFK takes full responsibilty for. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The 13 day time period during the cold war with Cuba and the Soviet Union on one side and the United States on the other, which almost turned the war into a nuclear conflict. -
Removed Missiles From Turkey
The United States removes its nuclear missiles from Turkey.
