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Fidel Castro in Power
Castro assumed military and political power as Cuba's Prime Minister. -
U.S. trade embargo against Cuba
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s State Department imposed the first trade embargo on Cuba. The embargo covered all U.S. exports to Cuba except for medicine and some foods. -
Cuba and Soviet Union joint agreement
Cuba and the Soviet Union issue a joint agreement in which Cuba openly aligns itself with the domestic and foreign policies of the Soviet Union. -
The United States and Cuba sever diplomatic and consular relations.
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Bay of Pigs
a group of some 1,500 Cuban exiles trained and financed by the CIA launched an ill-fated invasion of Cuba from the sea in the Bay of Pigs. The plan was to overthrow Fidel Castro and his revolution. -
Discovering the Missiles
U.S. discovered missiles in Cuba. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba. -
Krushchev and Kennedy's agreement
Kennedy agrees to remove missiles from Turkey and Italy if Krushchev removes all missiles from Cuba.