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Bay of Pigs Invasion

The Start of an economic embargo

Thursday Oct 13, 1960
Cuba

On 13 October 1960, the US government then prohibited the majority of exports to Cuba – the exceptions being medicines and certain foodstuffs – marking the start of an economic embargo.


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