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U.S. abandons its rights to intervene in Cuba's internal affairs
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20 historic Cuban events
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Fidel Castro, a dissident, leads an unsuccessful coup against Fulgencio Batista
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The U.S. withdraws military aid to Batista
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Batista flees and is overthrown by Fidel Castro
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The U.S. breaks off diplomatic relations
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The U.S. sponsors the invasion at the Bay of Pigs
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Cuba's sole political party renamed Cuban Communist Party
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Cuba becomes full member of the Moscow-based Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
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Fidel Castro elected President by new socialist constitution
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Around 125,000 Cubans, many released convicts, flee to U.S.
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Cuba agrees to withdraw troops from Angola, in South Africa
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Soviet troops withdraw from Cuba with the fall of the USSR
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U.S. agrees to admit 20,000 Cubans a year if Cuba halts exodus of refugees
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U.S. trade embargo made permanent
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U.S. eases restrictions on the sending of money to relatives by Cuban Americans
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Pope John Paul II visits Cuba
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Elian Gonzalez is center of immigration dispute
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After 40 yr. economic embargo, U.S. allows export of food and medicine to Cuba
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Al-Qaeda prisoners are taken to Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. held base in Cuba
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President Bush tightens U.S. travel embargo