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3 days ago · The island of Cuba was inhabited by various Amerindian cultures prior to the arrival of the explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492. After his arrival, Spain conquered Cuba and appointed Spanish governors to rule in Havana. The administrators in Cuba were subject to the Viceroy of New Spain and the local authorities in Hispaniola.
May 22, 2024 · Executive Summary. Few countries have figured as prominently in U.S. elections over the years as Cuba. From the first presidential campaign after the Cuban Revolution in 1959 to the 2020 contest, candidates have brought up Cuba to criticize their opponent for being soft on communism and weak on foreign policy, or to appeal to Cuban American voters in the battleground state of Florida.
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May 6, 2024 · Cuban missile crisis, major confrontation at the height of the Cold War that brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of a shooting war in October 1962 over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba.
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3 days ago · On Monday, October 22, 1962, President Kennedy appeared on television to inform Americans of the recently discovered Soviet military buildup in Cuba including the ongoing installation of offensive nuclear missiles. He informed the people of the United States of the "quarantine" placed around Cuba by the U.S. Navy. The President stated that any nuclear missile launched from Cuba would be ...
5 days ago · One of the main reasons behind the protests is the governance of the country. For years, Cuba has been a one-party communist state, with limited political freedom and a tightly controlled government. Fidel Castro, who held power from 1959 until 2008, played a significant role in shaping Cuba into a one-party communist state.
May 15, 2024 · The U.S. removed Cuba from a short list of countries the United States alleges are “not cooperating fully” in its fight against terrorism, a State Department official said on Wednesday but it ...
May 16, 2024 · Fidel Castro (born August 13, 1926, near Birán, Cuba—died November 25, 2016, Cuba) was the political leader of Cuba (1959–2008) who transformed his country into the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere. Castro became a symbol of communist revolution in Latin America.
