Witness History: Archive 2014 - The US Breaks Ties with Cuba

It was in January 1961 that the USA first broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba. Wayne Smith was one of the last diplomats to leave the US embassy in Havana.

(Photo: An advert on the Miami waterfront after Fidel Castro came to power. Credit: Graf/Getty Images)

Published on Thursday, 18th December 2014.

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