May 1, 1961: Castro declares Cuba a socialist country | Firstpost Rewind
On May day in 1961, Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro banned elections and declared the country socialist. The announcement came weeks after he thwarted a US-backed invasion of the island nation. Castro's declaration set off a decades-long conflict between Cuba and the US.

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