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Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro is a Cuban communist from 1959 to 1976 and Presiden from 1976 to 2008. he began having power in Cuba after the Cuban Revolution. http://tinyurl.com/3rp4a
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CUBA & SOVIET UNION
Cuba starts aligning itself along side the Soviet Union and their policies. Dec 19,1960 -
Cuban Rebel attack Castro
With the U.S a group of Cuban rebels attack their own country as an attemtp to creat a anti-Castro rebellion. The invasion failed and more than a thousand rebels were captured by Castro in.April 17, 1961
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U-2 Sent
Kennedy ordered a U-2 flight over western Cuba, it was delayed by bad weather int Oct 9 1962
It discovers missile sites. Providing evidence that Soviets have missiles in Cuba. Oct 14, 1962
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DEFCON
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Removing Missiles
Khrushchev announced over Radio Moscow that he has agreed to decideto stop the missiles at Cuba. On October 28 1962. He also told Castro to stop attacking the U.S flights.
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13 Day confrontation between Cuba, Soviot Union vs U.S
The confontation lasted 13 days. It was a war fight between the three countries. It was one of the major confrontations during the "Cold War". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_missile_crisis -
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13 Days of Confrontation
