Operation Peter Pan happened soon after Fidel Castro took power in Cuba. It mainly involve children whose parents thought that Castro would send them to communist indoctrination camps, which happened not to be true. Nevertheless, they immigrated to the United States.
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(Not So) Fun Fact: The First Soviet Pick To Lead North Korea
The Soviet Union originally endorsed Cho Man-sik because of his popularity, as he was famous for resistance against Japan. But because he wasn’t a communist and also a Christian, he fell out of favor and was originally put under arrest in a hotel. Being vocal against the Communists in charge, it’s heavily believed he was…
Fun Fact: When China Abandoned Marxism For Billionaire Worship
After the death of Mao Zedong, China started reforms going towards capitalism. Despite staying nominally communist, then leader Deng Xiaoping said it was glorious to be rich.
Fun Fact: What the Soviet Union Originally Told Communist Vietnam
Under Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Union urged communist North Vietnam to end their quest of “liberating” South Vietnam during the Vietnam war.
Fun Fact: How Leonid Brezhnev Rose To Become the Soviet Leader
Leonid Brezhnev manipulated his way up the ranks of Communist Party leadership mainly thanks to the openings created by Stalin’s Great Purge. Using his network of friends and allies, he would later use the system to cement ultimate power for himself.