16h 34min, jan 1, 1959 y - Fidel Castro becomes
president of Cuba
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Nationalist Fidel Castro storms Havana and overthrows the dictator, General Fulgencio Batista. Establishes the first Communist country in the Western Hemisphere resulting in tension between the U.S and Cuba. "Cuba Sí, Yanquis No"
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