Most would say that Fidel Castro was significant.
Cuba was state capitalist but now has some aspects of private capitalism. Communism has no classes or rulers or money.
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Cuba does not have any dependencies.
No. Cuba is an island.
Yes, Cuba has The University of Havana.
Cuba is very close to Florida. Any missile attack against the US that is launched from Cuba would arrive very rapidly and would allow very little time to deploy any anti-missile defenses. Hence, an attack coming from Cuba is potentially much more dangerous than an attack coming from Russia, which is very far from the US (not counting the proximity of Siberia to Alaska, which is of less strategic importance).
Cuba is an unlimited government.
No
No, Cuba is an island situated in the Caribbean sea.
Yes
Were there benfits of having an industrialized nation in Cuba? (did Cuba receive any technology? Goods Cuba may have normally not have access to?)
Akhenaten, Rameses ii, Hatshepsut, Menes.