Cuba Timeline - Kallon Bosworth - 6th hour

  • The Cuban Revolution

    The Cuban Revolution
    The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement and its allies against the right-wing authoritarian government of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. The revolution began in July 1953, and continued sporadically until the rebels finally ousted Batista on 1 January 1959, replacing his government with a revolutionary socialist state.
  • Cuban Trade Embargo

    Cuban Trade Embargo
    The United States embargo against Cuba is a commercial, economic, and financial embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba.
  • Expelled from the Organization of American States

    Expelled from the Organization of American States
    Cuba was expelled from the OAS for communist activity.
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban Missile Crisis
    The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the Caribbean Crisis , or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day (October 16–28, 1962) confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey with consequent Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba.
  • Cuban sea blockade

    Cuban sea blockade
    The U.S established a sea and air blockade in case of a nuclear attack from Cuba.
  • Castro Becomes President

    Castro Becomes President
    Fidel Castro becomes the President of Cuba.
  • Vladimir Putin Visits Cuba

    Vladimir Putin Visits Cuba
    Vladimir Putin visits Cuba hoping to boost bilateral ties.
  • Raúl Castro Elected President of Cuba

    Raúl Castro Elected President of Cuba
    Fidel Castro resigns as President of Cuba on February 19, 2008 and Raúl Castro is elected president on February 24, 2008.
  • Barack Obama Speaks With Raúl Castro

    Barack Obama Speaks With Raúl Castro
    Barack Obama and Raúl Castro meet in hopes of re-establishing diplomatic bonds between the two countries.
  • The Commander in Chief of the Cuban Revolution Is Gone

    The Commander in Chief of the Cuban Revolution Is Gone
    Fidel Castro died on November 25, 2016.