May 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis
Biryuzov joined a Soviet delegation that discussed the proposed missile deployment with Cuban leaders.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Havana in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Biryuzov joined a Soviet delegation that discussed the proposed missile deployment with Cuban leaders.
Mikoyan arrived in Cuba to explain the Soviet-American settlement and negotiate its implementation with Fidel Castro.
Mikoyan defended Moscow's decision to remove the strategic missiles despite Castro's anger over being excluded from the final agreement.
Mikoyan continued difficult negotiations with Cuban leaders over inspections, tactical weapons, and Soviet military equipment remaining on the island.
Mikoyan pressed for acceptance of Soviet decisions concerning withdrawal of weapons while seeking to preserve the alliance with Cuba.
Mikoyan's negotiations helped manage the final stages of Soviet withdrawal as the United States prepared to end the quarantine.
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