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In 1986 Dr Aleida Guevara travelled from Cuba to treat children in communist Angola
In 1962, Fidel Castro banned professional boxing in Cuba, causing some amateurs to defect
In 1961, Fidel Castro launched a campaign aimed to eradicate illiteracy in Cuba.
World-famous prima ballerina Alicia Alonso talks about founding Cuba's National Ballet
Attacks on military barracks failed in 1953 but Castro's career as a revolutionary begins
In Jan 1959 leftist revolutionaries ended decades of rule by Cuba's US-backed dictator
Castro met Richard Nixon and addressed large crowds to win over critics of the revolution
CIA expert Dino Brugioni interpreted the ariel photographs of missiles in Cuba
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev finally offered to withdraw nuclear missiles from Cuba
The gradual build up of weaponry - Soviet built ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads
A member of Cuba's communist militia recalls battling US-backed invaders in April 1961
Mass exodus: how 125,000 Cubans left the island from Mariel harbour in 1980
Alberto Ramos remembers his time working for the great American novelist in Cuba.
Four army officers were sentenced to death for drug trafficking by the Castro government
Up to 50,000 Cubans were inexplicably struck down with sight loss in the early 1990s
In January 1961, the US closed down its embassy in Cuba and withdrew all diplomatic staff
The Pope's visit changed relations between the Catholic Church and Cuba's government
Cuban exiles, backed by the US government, tried to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro
In the 1990s the Cuban economy came close to collapse after Soviet aid dried up
In July 1989 four Cuban army officers were convicted of drug trafficking and executed.
The six-year-old boy caught in the middle of a tug-of-war between Miami and Havana
How the Baltimore Orioles became the first Major League team to play in communist Cuba
