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In Operation Carlota, this country began intervening in a civil war on another continent, where this country’s troops fought the battle of Cuito Cuanavale. A Tropical (10[1])Holstein cow named (10[1])White Udder (10[1])was a fixture of the newspaper Granma (“GRAHN-ma”) in this country, (10[4])whose dairy industry was boosted by an ice-cream loving leader. (10[5])Assassination attempts on that leader of this country were planned in Operation Mongoose; that leader rose to power after leading the 26th July Movement. An attack on the Moncada Barracks began the fight to overthrow Fulgencio Batista during this country’s revolution. For 10 points, what socialist Caribbean country was led by Fidel Castro? ■END■

ANSWER: Cuba
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