Causes of Tension Between Cuba and the United States, and The Bay of Pigs Invasion

Causes of Tension Between Cuba and the United States, and The Bay of Pigs Invasion On January 9, 1959, following their successful overthrow of the oppressive Batista regime, a band of freedom fighters, anchored by Fidel Castro, marched through the Cuban capital city of Havana. Upon his arrival, Castro immediately seized control of the Cuban government and declared himself the highest executive of the island nation, Premier of Cuba. In April of 1959, Castro visited the United States …showed first 75 words of 1257 total…

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