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Why didn't Castro try to retake Guantanamo Bay from America?

Throughout the Cold War, US-Cuban relations weren't exactly great. Castro, Cuba's leader, never acknowledged the US' ownership of the Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay as legitimate but during the decades after he took power he never made a single concerted effort to get it back. So why not? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary.

English
  • Originally Aired September 30, 2025
  • Runtime 8 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created October 1, 2025 by
    shriek
  • Modified October 1, 2025 by
    shriek