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'''Cuba''' was an island nation located in the [[Caribbean]]. | {{first pic|War of the Sontarans map Western hemisphere.jpg|A map showing the location of Cuba. ([[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'')}} | ||
'''Cuba''' was an [[island]] [[nation]] located in the [[Caribbean]] in the [[Northern Hemisphere|Northern]] and [[Western Hemisphere]]s of [[Earth]]. | |||
[[ | == History == | ||
=== 19th century === | |||
In [[1895]], [[Winston Churchill]] visited [[Havana]], Cuba. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill (short story)|The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Young Winston (audio story)|Young Winston]]'') | |||
=== 20th century === | |||
[[Foster (Zagreus)|Miss Foster]] was a Cuban spy in the [[United Kingdom]] in [[1951]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'') | |||
Cuba was the focus of the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] confrontation between the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[United States of America]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963 (audio story)|1963]]'') in [[October]] [[1962]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'', ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'') | |||
On [[3 February]] [[1980]], [[Isley]] was sent to [[assassinate]] a target in Cuba. While on the mission, her [[android]] nature was discovered, and she "eliminated" fifty witnesses. This caused a diplomatic incident between the US and Cuba and caused the US to suspend its android-making program. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nuclear Time (novel)|Nuclear Time]]'') | |||
=== 21st century === | |||
In [[2009]], [[Gwen Cooper]] and [[Rhys Williams]] went to Cuba for a ten-day [[honeymoon]] after their [[wedding]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[SkyPoint (novel)|SkyPoint]]'') | In [[2009]], [[Gwen Cooper]] and [[Rhys Williams]] went to Cuba for a ten-day [[honeymoon]] after their [[wedding]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[SkyPoint (novel)|SkyPoint]]'') | ||
In [[2015]], relations between the United States and Cuba remained tense. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eight Truths (audio story)|The Eight Truths]]'') | In [[2015]], relations between the United States and Cuba remained tense. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eight Truths (audio story)|The Eight Truths]]'') | ||
The Cuban capital, [[Havana]], hosted the [[Olympic Games]] in [[ | The Cuban capital, [[Havana]], hosted the [[2044 Olympics|2044 Olympic Games]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') | ||
At some point in the [[21st century]], [[the Doctor]] attended [[Fidel Castro]]'s [[funeral]] in Havana, Cuba. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:59, 3 November 2024
Cuba was an island nation located in the Caribbean in the Northern and Western Hemispheres of Earth.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
19th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1895, Winston Churchill visited Havana, Cuba. (PROSE: The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill; AUDIO: Young Winston)
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
Miss Foster was a Cuban spy in the United Kingdom in 1951. (AUDIO: Zagreus)
Cuba was the focus of the Cuban Missile Crisis confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States of America (AUDIO: 1963) in October 1962. (PROSE: Heart of TARDIS, Time and Relative)
On 3 February 1980, Isley was sent to assassinate a target in Cuba. While on the mission, her android nature was discovered, and she "eliminated" fifty witnesses. This caused a diplomatic incident between the US and Cuba and caused the US to suspend its android-making program. (PROSE: Nuclear Time)
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 2009, Gwen Cooper and Rhys Williams went to Cuba for a ten-day honeymoon after their wedding. (PROSE: SkyPoint)
In 2015, relations between the United States and Cuba remained tense. (AUDIO: The Eight Truths)
The Cuban capital, Havana, hosted the 2044 Olympic Games. (TV: The Waters of Mars)
At some point in the 21st century, the Doctor attended Fidel Castro's funeral in Havana, Cuba. (PROSE: Revolution Man)