1959 ⟶ Castro's Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro wins the Cuban Revolution and becomes the dicta...
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🇨🇺 Cuban Revolution Begins
the Cuban Revolution begins as the 26th of July Movement led by Fidel Castro attempts to overthrow the government of Fulgencio Batista.⟶
CubaRevolutionFidel Castro26th of July MovementFulgencio BatistaCold WarLatin AmericaPolitics
🇭🇺 Hungarian Revolution and Soviet Intervention
Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Hungarians revolt against the Soviet dominated government. They are crushed by the Soviet military, which reinstates a Communist government.⟶
HungaryRevolutionSoviet UnionEastern EuropeCold WarInterventionCommunismProtests
🇨🇺 Castro's Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro wins the Cuban Revolution and becomes the dictator of Cuba. In the next several years Cuban-inspired guerrilla movements spring up across Latin America.⟶
CubaRevolutionCastroCommunismLatin AmericaGuerrilla WarfareCold WarUS Relations
💰 Cuba Nationalizes US-Owned Property
Cuban leader Fidel Castro orders the nationalisation of all American-owned property.⟶
CubaUSEconomicsNationalizationCold WarPoliticsPropertyCastroRevolution
🚩 Nicaraguan Revolution Begins
The Nicaraguan Revolution begins.⟶
Cold WarNicaraguarevolutionCentral AmericaUS influenceLatin Americapolitical unrest
🚩 Fidel Castro Declares Himself a Marxist-Leninist
Fidel Castro openly describes himself as a Marxist–Leninist.⟶
CubaCastroMarxismLeninismCommunismIdeologyCold WarSoviet UnionRevolution