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		zdragnar on July 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 10% of Cubans left Cuba between 2022 and 2023 The US did put an arms embargo on Batista's government, though far too late given the violent suppression of the protests towards the end.

ossobuco on July 23, 2024 [–]

I agree, especially considering that Batista had been sold arms until 1958, when the fights with the rebels had been ongoing for a while already (1956 I believe). The result is that Batista fought the rebels using USA weapons, embargo or not.

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