Cuba Timeline
Chronology of Events Under Castro's Government
1959 — Revolutionary forces seize control of Havana, Cuba. The United States recognizes the new Cuban Government. Trials and executions of former Batista regime officials begin. The Agrarian Reform Law expropriates farmlands over 1,000 acres and forbids foreign land ownership. 1960 — Diplomatic relations resume between Cuba and the Soviet Union. Nationalization of foreign-owned property in Cuba begins, following the suspension of Cuba’s sugar quota to the United States. 1961 — The United States breaks off diplomatic relations with Cuba after the Cuban Government demands a drastic reduction in U.S. Embassy staff. The U.S.-supported Cuban exiles invade Cuba at the…
