Cuba in the Cold War By zion p.c. Jan 1, 1952 Batista took over the cuban gorvernment in 1952 Apr 10, 1952 Fidel Castro becames communist against Batista Jan 1, 1953 Castro's first revolution attemp failed in the summer of 1953 and was put in jail Jan 1, 1959 January 1, 1959 Batista fled Cuba, and Castro's group took control of the nation Jan 1, 1960 JFK was elected president, CIA trained people who aposed Castro for an invasion of Cuba Apr 17, 1961 CIA backed force of 1400 Cubans refugees landed at the swampy Bay of Pigs in the Southern coast of cuba Jan 1, 1962 intellegence notes reported a dramatic increase in the cooperation in Cuba and the Soviet Union Oct 22, 1962 President Kennedy issued a demand on Soviet Premeir Nikita that the missles be removed from Cuba