A Decade Of Discord Between Cuba And The United States
A year by year review outlines tense U S Cuban relations from 1975 to 1985. Cuba sends troops to Angola and Ethiopia, blames the CIA for a Cuban airliner shoot down, Carter accuses Cuba of aiding a Zaire uprising, and the Mariel boatlift brings 100000 plus to Florida. The U S threatens action over Central America, Soviet arms shipments to Cuba rise, Radio Marti debuts, an immigration pact is scrapped, and Castro urges debt repudiation in Latin America.
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Cuba and the United States rupture 25 years later
Fifty years after breaking diplomatic ties on January 3 1961 the United States and Cuba remain at odds. The stalemate stems from mutual distrust and hostile portrayals with Cuba seen as Soviet aligned and the United States labeled an imperial aggressor. The Bay of Pigs and the missile crisis loom large in memory.
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