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2404.03.2007, © ETH Studio Basel, Havana, Cuban Revolution, invasion, envasion, Joy Homberger
Cuban revolution, invasion, evasion and enemies
Sowjet rocket and missile launch basis
US-Marine base Zone of US-Blockade
Potential reach of Sowjet rockets (1770km)
Communist Countries Word Wide1935- before the Second World War
1981-lagest extension of communism
communist structure countries
military governements with socialist or communist tendency
socialist one-party systems
2006-Today
communist structured countries
communist structured countries
San Clara
Sagua la Grande
Remedios
Guanajay
San Cristobal
Guantanamo Bay
Playa Giron
Missile Crisis 1961-62
Emigration
Miami
Bay of Pigs invasion April 1961
San BlasHelechalCayo Ramona
Los SabalosPlaya Larga
Playa Giron
Lacuma
Ancon
parashuters
San BlasHelechalCayo Ramona
Los SabalosPlaya Larga
Playa Giron
Lacuma
Ancon
revolutionary counterattacking forces April 17
April 18
April 19
route of conrta revolutionarylanding forces
linedistroyed contra revolutionary airplain
distroyed conrta revolutionary ships ship
San BlasHelechalCayo Ramona
Los SabalosPlaya Larga
Playa Giron
Lacuma
Ancon
parashuters
San BlasHelechalCayo Ramona
Los SabalosPlaya Larga
Playa Giron
Lacuma
Ancon
revolutionary counterattacking forces April 17
April 18
April 19
route of conrta revolutionarylanding forces
linedistroyed contra revolutionary airplain
distroyed conrta revolutionary ships ship
Little Havana
Miromar
Vedado
Bay of Pigs Invasion In the spring of 1961the U.S. sponsored an unsuccessful attack on Cuba. The attack began on April 15, 1961, when exiles, flying planes provided by the United States bombed several Cuban air force bases. This attack did not succeed in destroying all of Castro's air force.On April 17, 1961, a force of about 1,500 Cuban exiles, financed and trained by the CIA, landed in the south during the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The CIA's assumption was that the invasion would spark a popular rising against Castro. There was no popular uprising. Most of the invasion force made it ashore, however all their supplies did not, despite some initial advances in which thousands of Castro militia died. The invaders were quickly defeated. Many believe that the invasion, in-stead of weakening Castro, actually helped him consolidate his grip on power.For the next 30 years, Castro pursued closer relations with the Soviet Union until its demise in 1991.
The Missile Crisis Tensions between the U.S. and Cuba peaked again during the October 1962 Cuban missile crisis. Cuba agreed to let the Soviets secretly place medium-range nuclear missiles on their territory. The United States responded by establishing a cordon in international waters to stop Soviet ships from bringing in more missiles. In this confrontation the world was very close to a nuclear war. At the last moment the Soviets called back their ships. In addition, they agreed to remove the missiles already there in exchange for an agreement that the United States would not invade Cuba. Only after the fall of the Soviet Union was it revealed that another part of the agreement was the removal of U.S. missiles from Turkey. The United States has honored this agreement by not attacking Cuba again, but the CIA has continued to support anti-Castro groups by mounting an extensive international campaign and several botched assassination attempts throughout the 1960s. Cuba has in turn pro-vided military support to revolutions in Angola, Nigeria and parts of South America. During one such campaign, Ernesto Che Gue-vara was captured by U.S.-trained comman-dos in Bolivia in 1967 and ultimately ex-ecuted. He has since become a symbol of revolution worldwide.
sources Episodes of the Cuban Revolutionary War; Ernesto Che Guevara Edited by Mary-Alice Walters; Pathfinder Press; New York; 1996
Insel der Extreme Kuba im 20.Jahrhundert; Michael Zeuske; Rot-punkltverlag; Zürich; 2000
Atlas National de Cuba; Academia de Ciencias de Cuba; 1970
Dumont Atlas der Weltgeschichte; Prof. Jeremy Black; Dumont; 2002
Alexander Weltatlas; Dr. Helmut Schulze; Klett Verlag; Stuttgart; 1997
emptied out areas as reaction of the revolution 1958/59
HavanaCuba
Miami
Miromar
Vedado
USA910 000
Total1.5 Mio.
NY159 000
Miami>455 000
USA910 000
Total1.5 Mio.
NY159 000
Miami>455 000
DRAFT© ETH Studio Basel
2504.03.2007, © ETH Studio Basel, Havana, Cuban Revolution, invasion, envasion, Joy Homberger
Cuban revolution, invasion, evasion and enemies
Sowjet rocket and missile launch basis
US-Marine base Zone of US-Blockade
Potential reach of Sowjet rockets (1770km)
Communist Countries Word Wide1935- before the Second World War
1981-lagest extension of communism
communist structure countries
military governements with socialist or communist tendency
socialist one-party systems
2006-Today
communist structured countries
communist structured countries
San Clara
Sagua la Grande
Remedios
Guanajay
San Cristobal
Guantanamo Bay
Playa Giron
Missile Crisis 1961-62
Emigration
Miami
Bay of Pigs invasion April 1961
San BlasHelechalCayo Ramona
Los SabalosPlaya Larga
Playa Giron
Lacuma
Ancon
parashuters
San BlasHelechalCayo Ramona
Los SabalosPlaya Larga
Playa Giron
Lacuma
Ancon
revolutionary counterattacking forces April 17
April 18
April 19
route of conrta revolutionarylanding forces
linedistroyed contra revolutionary airplain
distroyed conrta revolutionary ships ship
San BlasHelechalCayo Ramona
Los SabalosPlaya Larga
Playa Giron
Lacuma
Ancon
parashuters
San BlasHelechalCayo Ramona
Los SabalosPlaya Larga
Playa Giron
Lacuma
Ancon
revolutionary counterattacking forces April 17
April 18
April 19
route of conrta revolutionarylanding forces
linedistroyed contra revolutionary airplain
distroyed conrta revolutionary ships ship
Little Havana
Miromar
Vedado
Bay of Pigs Invasion In the spring of 1961the U.S. sponsored an unsuccessful attack on Cuba. The attack began on April 15, 1961, when exiles, flying planes provided by the United States bombed several Cuban air force bases. This attack did not succeed in destroying all of Castro's air force.On April 17, 1961, a force of about 1,500 Cuban exiles, financed and trained by the CIA, landed in the south during the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The CIA's assumption was that the invasion would spark a popular rising against Castro. There was no popular uprising. Most of the invasion force made it ashore, however all their supplies did not, despite some initial advances in which thousands of Castro militia died. The invaders were quickly defeated. Many believe that the invasion, in-stead of weakening Castro, actually helped him consolidate his grip on power.For the next 30 years, Castro pursued closer relations with the Soviet Union until its demise in 1991.
The Missile Crisis Tensions between the U.S. and Cuba peaked again during the October 1962 Cuban missile crisis. Cuba agreed to let the Soviets secretly place medium-range nuclear missiles on their territory. The United States responded by establishing a cordon in international waters to stop Soviet ships from bringing in more missiles. In this confrontation the world was very close to a nuclear war. At the last moment the Soviets called back their ships. In addition, they agreed to remove the missiles already there in exchange for an agreement that the United States would not invade Cuba. Only after the fall of the Soviet Union was it revealed that another part of the agreement was the removal of U.S. missiles from Turkey. The United States has honored this agreement by not attacking Cuba again, but the CIA has continued to support anti-Castro groups by mounting an extensive international campaign and several botched assassination attempts throughout the 1960s. Cuba has in turn pro-vided military support to revolutions in Angola, Nigeria and parts of South America. During one such campaign, Ernesto Che Gue-vara was captured by U.S.-trained comman-dos in Bolivia in 1967 and ultimately ex-ecuted. He has since become a symbol of revolution worldwide.
sources Episodes of the Cuban Revolutionary War; Ernesto Che Guevara Edited by Mary-Alice Walters; Pathfinder Press; New York; 1996
Insel der Extreme Kuba im 20.Jahrhundert; Michael Zeuske; Rot-punkltverlag; Zürich; 2000
Atlas National de Cuba; Academia de Ciencias de Cuba; 1970
Dumont Atlas der Weltgeschichte; Prof. Jeremy Black; Dumont; 2002
Alexander Weltatlas; Dr. Helmut Schulze; Klett Verlag; Stuttgart; 1997
emptied out areas as reaction of the revolution 1958/59
HavanaCuba
Miami
Miromar
Vedado
USA910 000
Total1.5 Mio.
NY159 000
Miami>455 000
USA910 000
Total1.5 Mio.
NY159 000
Miami>455 000
DRAFT© ETH Studio Basel