1960 ⟶ Cuba Nationalizes US-Owned Property
Cuban leader Fidel Castro orders the nationalisation of all ...
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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.⟶
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🇨🇺 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.⟶
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💰 Cuba Nationalizes US-Owned Property
Cuban leader Fidel Castro orders the nationalisation of all American-owned property.⟶
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💰 US Imposes Partial Embargo on Cuba
The US places a partial embargo on Cuba, banning the export of all items except food and medicine.⟶
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🤝 US Severes Diplomatic Relations with Cuba
President Eisenhower severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.⟶
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🚩 Fidel Castro Declares Himself a Marxist-Leninist
Fidel Castro openly describes himself as a Marxist–Leninist.⟶
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