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| Committee Defense of the Revolution Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro |  |
| The USSR sends over one hundred mostly Spanish speaking advisors, including Enrique L¡ster Forj n, to organize the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution |
| Coup d'Etat Batista, Fulgenico | |
| 1st Jan Havana Overthrown by Fidel Castro |
| Coup d'Etat Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| 1st Jan Havana Castro's army, having defeated the American-backed Batista government, rolls victoriously into Havana |
| 8th Jan Havana Castro arrives in Havana to cheering mobs & assumes the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces |
| Diplomacy 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 |
| Between April 15th and 26th, Castro & a delegation of industrial & international representatives visit the USAas guests of the Press Club |
| Eisenhower reduces Cuba's sugar import quota by 7,000,000 tons, & in response, Cuba nationalizes $850 million worth of USAproperty & businesses |
| Eisenhower refuses to meet Castro during his visit to the US |
| 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 |
| The USSR sends over one hundred mostly Spanish speaking advisors, including Enrique L¡ster Forj n, to organize the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution |
| USArefineries in Cuba refuse to process Cuban oil, they are expropriated, & the USAbreaks off diplomatic relations with the Castro government |
| Feb Cuba signs an agreement to buy oil from the USSR |
| April Castro flies to Washington DC but was not met by President Eisenhower, who decides to attend a golf tournament rather than meet with the Cuban leader |
| Economy 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 |
| 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 |
| Miami Over one million Cubans migrate to the US, forming a vocal anti-Castro community in Miami, Florida |
| 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 |
| Execution of Batista Supporters Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| April Summary executions of suspected Batista collaborators and members of the opposition through the "paredones" take place after show trials |
| Inauguration of Castro Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| 16th Feb Mir¢ unexpectedly resigns & Castro is sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba |
| Independence Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| 10th Oct Cuba celebrates October 10th as the first declaration of independence after the day Castro and his army enter Havana, January 1, 1959, as "the triumph of the revolution" |
| Legislation Agrarian Reform Law Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| 17th May Castro signs the First Agrarian Reform Law, which expropriates over 1,000 acres of farmlands & forbids foreign land ownership |
| Migration Cubans Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| Miami Over one million Cubans migrate to the US, forming a vocal anti-Castro community in Miami, Florida |
| Nationalization Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| 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 |
| Feb USArefineries in Cuba refuse to process Cuban oil, they are expropriated, & the USAbreaks off diplomatic relations with the Castro government |
| 17th May Castro signs the First Agrarian Reform Law, which expropriates over 1,000 acres of farmlands & forbids foreign land ownership |
| Prime Minister Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| 16th Feb Havana Mir¢ unexpectedly resigns & Castro is sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba |
| Reform of Agriculture Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| 17th May Castro signs the First Agrarian Reform Law, which expropriates over 1,000 acres of farmlands & forbids foreign land ownership |
| Resignation of Miro Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| 16th Feb Mir¢ unexpectedly resigns & Castro is sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba |
