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US Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Cuba
In January 1961, the US closed down its embassy in Cuba and withdrew all diplomatic staff. Tension had been growing between Washington and Castro's revolutionary government.
In January 1961, the US closed down its embassy in Cuba and withdrew all diplomatic staff. Tension had been growing between Washington and Fidel Castro's revolutionary government. We speak to Wayne Smith, one of the last American diplomats to leave the island.
(Photo: An advert on the Miami waterfront after Fidel Castro came to power. Credit: Graf/Getty Images)
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