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jan 1, 1959 - Castro takes power in Cuba

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Took over from Batista's dictatorship
Castro wanted to have Cuba as a communist state and sought closer relations with the USSR
Cuba's nationalisation affected American business,

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jan 1, 1959
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~ 66 years ago