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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Answer
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, the most dangerous nuclear confrontation of the Cold War. Faced with American President John F. Kennedy's ultimatum to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba, Khrushchev navigated thirteen days of tense negotiations and brinkmanship. The crisis's resolution—with Soviet missiles withdrawn from Cuba and American missiles removed from Turkey—averted potential nuclear apocalypse and marked a turning point in Cold War relations.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis lasted 13 days (October 16-28, 1962) and represented humanity's closest approach to nuclear war in history.
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- Leon Trotsky
- Joseph Stalin
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