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Cuba goes to Spain
British troops suffer atrocious losses to fever. They cede Cuba to Spain in the Treaty of Paris. 1763 -
Spanish American war begins
USS Maine Explodes -
US takes over Cuba
US wins Spanish American War -
Revolution Begins
The yacht Granma sets out from Mexico to Cuba with 82 men on board, including Raúl Castro, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos. 1956 -
Fidel Castro calls for revolt
General revolt called upon -
Castro takes over
Fidel Castro becomes dictator of Cuba -
Bay of pigs idea created
U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower orders CIA director Allen Dulles to train Cuban exiles for a covert invasion of Cuba. 1960 -
Trade embargo established
U.S. imposes embargo prohibiting all exports to Cuba except foodstuffs and medical supplies. -
Bay of Pigs
JFK gives the green light on the bay of pigs invasion -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Che Guavara convinces the Soviet Union to give Cuba nuclear weapons. Cuba and the Soviet Union are in stand off with the States.
