US flag will fly in Havana for 1st time in 54 years.

“A new stage will begin…toward normalization,” Pres. Raul Castro

Sources: CNN. NBC.

1. In 1959, Fidel Castro led the Cuban Revolution.
2. The revolution ousted US-backed President Fulgencio Batista.
3. Castro instituted a socialist state & seized US property.
4. He also executed former officials from President Batista regime.
5. In 1961, the US cut all diplomatic ties with Cuba.
6. Since then, Cuba/US relations have been up and down.
7. US/Cuba have united on drugs, environment, & immigration.
8. On Monday, the US & Cuba opened embassies in their capitals.
9. Yet issues remain: there is still a trade embargo against Cuba.
10. The US has also called for more human rights & democracy

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