1961 ⟶ Fidel Castro Declares Himself a Marxist-Leninist
Fidel Castro openly describes himself as a Marxist–Leninist.
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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.⟶
CubaRevolutionCastroCommunismLatin AmericaGuerrilla WarfareCold WarUS Relations
🇨🇳 Sino-Soviet Split Declared
Sino-Soviet split: the Chinese leadership, angered at being treated as the "junior partner" to the Soviet Union, declares its version of Communism superior and begin to compete with the Soviets for influence, thus adding a third dimension to the Cold War.⟶
Sino-Soviet splitChinaSoviet UnionCold Warcommunismideologypoliticsgeopoliticsthird world
💰 Cuba Nationalizes US-Owned Property
Cuban leader Fidel Castro orders the nationalisation of all American-owned property.⟶
CubaUSEconomicsNationalizationCold WarPoliticsPropertyCastroRevolution
🚩 Fidel Castro Declares Himself a Marxist-Leninist
Fidel Castro openly describes himself as a Marxist–Leninist.⟶
CubaCastroMarxismLeninismCommunismIdeologyCold WarSoviet UnionRevolution
🗣️ 22nd Soviet Party Congress Held
22nd Soviet Party Congress held in USSR.⟶
USSRSoviet UnionCommunismPoliticsIdeologyKhrushchevCold War
🚩 Benin Declares Marxist-Leninist State
Mathieu Kérékou takes control of the Republic of Dahomey, renaming it Benin and declaring it a Marxist–Leninist state.⟶
BeninDahomeyMarxismSocialismAfricaCold WarIdeologyCoupsDecolonization