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Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
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When John F. Kennedy became president.
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President Kennedy authorized the invasion plan.
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U.S intelligance discoverd evidence of a general Soviet arms build uo on cuba, including Soviet IL--28 bombers, during routine survelliance flights, and on September 4, 1962 President Kennedy issued public warning against the introduction of offensive weapons into Cuba.
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The Cuban Missile War begins
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just two months after the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a plane containng the first group of freed prisoners landed in the United States.
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Prsident Kennedy made it illegal for almost all Americans to travel to Cuba.
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Jupiter missiles were removed from Turkey
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Comes to a close as Soviet Keader Nikita Khrushchev agrees to remove Russia missiles from Cuba in exchange for a promise from the United Stetes to respect Cuba.
