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| 1959 | Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro |  |
| A variety of pacts were signed between Castro & Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, allowing Cuba to receive large amounts of economic & military aid |
| Eisenhower reduces Cuba's sugar import quota by 7,000,000 tons, & in response, Cuba nationalizes $850 million worth of USAproperty & businesses |
| Miami Over one million Cubans migrate to the US, forming a vocal anti-Castro community in Miami, Florida |
| The nationalization of private property and businesses to the tune of $25 billion and, particularly, USAowned companies (to an excess of 1960 value of USA$1.0 billions arouses immediate hostility within the Eisenhower administration |
| Feb Cuba signs an agreement to buy oil from the USSR |
| Feb USArefineries in Cuba refuse to process Cuban oil, they are expropriated, & the USAbreaks off diplomatic relations with the Castro government |
| 1961 | Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| 3rd Jan Eisenhower breaks off diplomatic relations with Cuba |
| 1962 | Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| 7th Feb The USAimposes an embargo against Cuba |
| 1991 | Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| After the collapse of the Soviet Union Cuba is left bankrupt & isolated by the disintegration of the Soviet bloc |
| 1999 | Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| 4th Jan A new policy by the USA would let millions more dollars flow to Cubans and allow more direct flights, mail service, and trade |
