The United States officially recognizes Fidel Castro's revolutionary government in Cuba, six days after it had seized power. Castro had ousted Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, and later began to embrace both comprehensive land reforms and the Soviet Union.
Year
1959
Date of Event
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