The Cuba Libre Story

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  E1

  Breaking Chains

  After four centuries of Spanish colonial rule, Cubans win their independence, but U.S. intervention at the eleventh hour comes with a price.

  2015-12-11 · 52m
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  E2

  War and Sugar

  Cuba flourishes thanks to sugar production, but relations with the U.S. deteriorate, leading to the rise of military strongman Fulgencio Batista.

  2015-12-11 · 53m
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  E3

  Ganster's Paradise

  A source of illegal rum during Prohibition, Cuba becomes a haven for the Mafia, which seizes control of the country's popular gambling industry.

  2015-12-11 · 52m
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  E4

  A Ragtag Revolution

  On New Year's Day 1959, rebel guerillas led by the Castro brothers and Che Guevara succeed in toppling the corrupt, dictatorial rule of Batista.

  2015-12-11 · 54m
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  E5

  Making Heroes

  Heroes of the revolution include the Castros, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, but Fidel Castro's brutality and radical leftist reforms divide them.

  2016-03-11 · 54m
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  E6

  Of Soviets and Saviors

  When Fidel Castro expropriates U.S. businesses and pursues support from the Soviet Union, the CIA sends assassins, saboteurs and invaders to Cuba.

  2016-03-11 · 53m
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  E7

  Secrets and Sacrifices

  Challenges mount in the '80s as Cubans desert their restrictive homeland, cocaine infiltrates the government, and European socialism collapses.

  2016-03-11 · 52m
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  E8

  Moments of Transition

  In the post-Soviet world, the Castros find mutual support in Venezuela, but the Cold War's conclusion brings the country's isolationism to an end.

  2016-03-11 · 52m
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