On 1st January, 1959, Cuban's right-wing government led by the dictator General Batista, was overthrown. Fidel Castro took control of Cuba. Political and economic tension rose between Cuba and the ...

This would influence some of the decisions he took in dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis. Narrator: In 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew a corrupt right-wing dictatorship, and took power in Cuba.

Nothing caught global attention and heightened tensions as did the Cuban Missile Crisis. The new young President John F. Kennedy faced off with the Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro and the ...

Fidel Castro's life story is not the story of the leader of a poor underdeveloped nation struggling to survive against the fierce opposition of the United States. For four decades, Castro ...

Here's a look at key events leading up to the Cuban ... missile crisis and what unfolded. » VIDEO PREVIEW: Leadership in a nuclear world [opens in a new window] Key players: Cuban leader Fidel ...