Communism in the Back Yard: The Cuban Revolution

Agenda

Castro comes to power

Castro and Khrushchev

Castro and the United States

La Coubre

Bay of Pigs

Fidel Castro, 1926-

Fulgencio Batista, 1901-73.

Fidel with brother Raul (1931-)

Invasion route of the Granma, Nov-Dec 1956

Jan 1 1959, Castro takes Havana

Raul and Che

Castro, Che, and AnastasMikoyan, Feb 1960

Castro and Nixon, April 1959

La Coubre incident, 4 March 1960

Nikita Khrushchev with Castro

Bay of Pigs Invasion, 17-19 April 1961