This would influence some of the decisions he took in dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis. Narrator: In 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew a corrupt right-wing dictatorship, and took power in Cuba.

On 1st January, 1959, Cuban's right-wing government led by the dictator General Batista, was overthrown. Fidel Castro took control of Cuba. Political and economic tension rose between Cuba and the ...

As the tensions of the Missile Crisis escalated ... fifteen years after the triumph of the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro made what was perhaps the most important choice of his life, one which ...

Fidel Castro shares at least one belief with ... He was one of the three key players in the 1962 Cuban missile crisis that nearly brought about the destruction of the planet.

Davos Isn’t as Smug or as Cool as It Used to Be The Mexican Government Can’t Handle the Truth Armando Valladares’s story says more about Fidel Castro than any obituary could. It’s a part ...

Summary and Key Points: During the Cuban ... ballistic missile (ICBM) battalions, among numerous other types of weapons ranging from tank divisions to missile boats, to Fidel Castro’s Cuba.

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred over 13 unnerving ... puppet presidents or engaged in some form of coup d'états, with Fidel Castro and his 800 guerrilla warriors forcing Batista to flee the ...

He added that any missile ... after Fidel Castro ousted US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista, culminating with the botched Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 — years before the missile crisis erupted ...

Here's a look at key events leading up to the Cuban missile crisis and what unfolded ... in a new window] Key players: Cuban leader Fidel Castro (top left), Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev ...

HAVANA — Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to ... the U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis a year later that brought the world to the brink ...

As the tensions of the Missile Crisis escalated ... fifteen years after the triumph of the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro made what was perhaps the most important choice of his life, one which ...