Cuba · Government / Communist Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Eisenhower reduces Cuba's sugar import quota by 7,000,000 tons, & in response, Cuba nationalizes $850 million worth of US property & businesses. Between April 15th and 26th, Castro & a delegation of industrial & international representatives visit the US as guests of the Press Club. A variety of pacts were signed between Castro & Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, allowing Cuba to receive large amounts of economic & military aid
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