Fidel Alejandro Castro1 May 1961
As hundreds of thousands celebrate May Day, Castro announces Cuba is a socialist nation & abolishes elections
Cuba · Government / Communist Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
As hundreds of thousands celebrate May Day, Castro announces Cuba is a socialist nation & abolishes elections
Cuba announces a major shake-up of its troubled farm sector on May Day, shifting control of the islands farms from officials at the Agriculture Ministry to more than 150 local councils
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