Cuba Becomes Communist State
March 1
Castro proclaims Cuba a communist state and allies with USSR. Castro announces he is a Socialist.
US Ends Relations with Cuba
March 27
US breaks off all diplomatic relations with Havana.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
April 15
Bay of Pigs…
Cuba Allies with Soviet Union
Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev offers support to Cuba. Cuba allies with the Soviet Union.
US Businesses Nationalized
August 6
All US businesses and commercial property in Cuba are nationalized with no compensation by the Cuban government.
US…
Castro Overthrows Batista
January 1
Fidel Castro leads a guerrilla army into Havana and forces Batista to flee the country. Batista resigns presidency.
Castro Becomes Prime Minister
February 16
Castro is sworn in as prime minister and brother Raul Castro becomes…
Students Attack Presidential Palace
March 13
An anti-communist University student group charged the Presidential Palace in Havana to assassinate Cuban dictator, Batista. The attack was unsuccessful and 50 students were killed.
Castro Begins Guerrilla Warfare
Castro, aided by Che Guevara, wages guerrilla war in Cuba from the Sierra Maestra Mountains.
Batista Frees Castro
May 1
Batista issues an amnesty that frees Castro and others members from prison.
Castro meets Che Guevera
June 1
Fidel Castro and his brother Raul are introduced to Che Guevara in Mexico City.
Castro Leads Revolt
July 26
Fidel Castro and brother Raul leads an unsuccessful revolt against Batista on the Moncada barracks in Santiago de Cuba.
Castro Gives "History Will Absolve Me" Speech
October 16
Fidel Castro gives his four-hour “History Will Absolve…
Batista Seizes Power
Batista seizes power again and suspends the 1940 Constitution. Batista is a United States backed dictator from 1952-1959.
Batista Elected President
October 10
Fulgencio Batista, supported by the Democratic Socialists Coalition, is elected president of Cuba.
1940 Constitution In Effect
October 10
The 1940 Constitution takes effect providing land reform, public education, a minimum…
Communist Party Legalized
Communist Party is legalized again.
