The Cuban Revolution overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in 1959, led by Fidel Castro. Castro established a communist government in Cuba and seized property owned by Americans and Cubans. This damaged relations with the United States. The failed Bay of Pigs invasion and Cuban Missile Crisis further strained tensions. Over 50 years later, Cuba remains communist under Raul Castro and continues to have poor relations and an economic embargo with the United States.