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Explorer Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Cuba and claims it for Spain.
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The importing of slaves from Africa begins.
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Havana returned to Spain by the Treaty Of Paris.
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The united states assists Cubans in winning independence from Spain during the Spanish-American war. The treaty of Paris gives the US temporary control of Cuba.
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Former president Fulgencio Batista stages a coup with the support of the army, and assumes power.
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Fidel Castro and others attack the Moncada military barracks in Santiago de Cuba in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Batista regime.
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Castro is sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Castro and his brother, Raul, are released from prison.
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Cuban Missile crisis ignites when, fearing a US invasion, Castro agrees to allow the USSR to deploy nuclear missiles on the island. The crisis was subsequently resolved when the USSR agreed to remove the missiles in return for the withdrawal of US nuclear missiles from Turkey.
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Cuba's sole political party renamed the Cuban communist party.
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Fidel Castro, former president and leader of the Cuban revolution, dies at the age of 90. Cuba declares nine days of national mourning.
