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1959
In 1959, Fidel Castro and a group of people Seized Havana (Cuba) and became Cuba's leader and increased trade relations with Russia. -
1966
U.S. congress passes Cuban adjustment act. This allowed anyone who fled Cuba to the U.S. the opportunity to peruse U.s. citizenship a year later . -
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1962
After a fourteen day standoff and the U.S. and Russia finally agree on certain terms, the U.S. and Cuba's trade relationship is not nearly the same for nearly 53 years and a full embargo is announced by Kennedy -
1980
Cuba suffers from the price of oil because of U.S. sanctions -
1996
The Helms-Burton Act is passed. The U.S. tightens the embargo on Cuba and attempts to weaken Cuban ties with non-U.S. foreign invesotrs -
2009
Barack Obama tries to build up a trade relation with Cuba again -
2014
Diplomatic relations with Cuba and the U.S. are restored -
2015
On July 20, 2015 Barack Obama and Raul Castro meet up and the U.S. took Cuba off the terrorism list -
2015
The U.S. and Cuba reopen embassies -
2016
Commercial flights between the U.S. and Cuba are restored
