Published On Oct 15, 2022
On February 6, 1964, Fidel Castro cut the water going to the US Navy Base at Guantanamo, Cuba. The base on which the United States had a permanent lease since 1903. The base area is 45 sq miles, and Castro always protested its existence. However, there was little he could do. In response to Castro cutting the water, the US built a desalinization plant to supply the base.
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