
On this day in ...
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1961 (50 years ago today), the
United States broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba, and thus closed the U.S. embassy in

Havana. Taking this action was President
Dwight D. Eisenhower, who would leave office later in the month. The break reflected tensions that had been mounting since
Fidel Castro, whom U.S. officials deemed
"too anti-American to be trusted," had become Cuba's leader 2 years earlier. Diplomatic relations between the 2 countries have not since been restored.
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