In the wake of the cuban revolution of 1959, Cuba

formed an alliance with the Soviet Union.

The Cuban Revolution is the main result of the Cuban leftist revolutionary movement that caused the fall of the regime of the dictator Fulgencio Batista, and the arrival of the guerrilla army leader, Fidel Castro. As the revolutionaries continue in power since then, the revolution is considered as the period between the uprising against Batista and today.

The Cuban Revolution has represented an important event in the history of America, being the first and most successful of several left-wing revolutions that happened in various countries of the continent. The regime resulting from the revolution - considered by organizations such as Amnesty International as authoritarian and restrictive - has maintained the government in the country despite the enormous amount of adversity, staying afloat even after the fall of the socialist bloc. He has been accused of violating some rights such as freedom of expression or freedom of movement, although in general terms he has been successful in many of the reforms he has made, mainly in the health system and the public and free education system. The United States has maintained an economic embargo on the island since the early 1960s. This policy is considered an "economic blockade" within the framework of the United Nations and rejected every year by the General Assembly of that international body that votes in favor of a resolution called Need to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba. Despite international pressure, the United States continues to justify its policy by putting numerous complaints of human rights violations on the island. Both the US persistence in unilateral sanctions against Cuba and the effects that this brings to its population are reflected in multiple resolutions of the United Nations since 1992.