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Haitian Revolution causes Cuba to start producing sugar and Cuba becomes the largest producer of sugarcane in the world in less than 40 years
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Cuban fights for independence from Spain. At least a decade long struggle to gain their freedom from colonial rule.
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Former slave becomes a leader of the Cuban independence movement
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U.S.S. Maine explodes and the war begins; Spain is ousted from Cuba by the United States. (And the US becomes the occupiers)
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Cuba holds democratic elections for their first president, but the United States maintains control
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After a coup, Batista (backed by the US) takes the presidency. In name he is president, in practice he is a dictator.
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Castro starts guerrilla movements and leads anti-Batista riots
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Castro marches on Havana and Batista flees the country. Castro becomes leader of a now Communist Cuba
