Cuban Missile Crisis

October 1962 confrontation between the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States
Event political_crisis Q128160
Cuban Missile Crisis
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Cuban Missile Crisis

Summary

Cuban Missile Crisis is a political crisis[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of political_crisis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,841 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cuban Missile Crisis is in the country of Cuba[3].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis's instance of is recorded as political crisis[4].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis's instance of is recorded as conflict[5].
  • The location of Cuban Missile Crisis was Cuba[6].
  • The location of Cuban Missile Crisis was Caribbean Sea[7].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis is part of Cold War[8].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis is part of history of Cuba[9].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis's Commons category is recorded as Cuban Missile Crisis[10].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis began on October 14, 1962[11].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis ended on October 28, 1962[12].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis took place on 1962[13].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23.1166, 'lon': -82.3885}[14].
  • Among those involved in Cuban Missile Crisis was Soviet Union[15].
  • A participant in Cuban Missile Crisis was United States[16].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cuban Missile Crisis[17].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis's Commons gallery is recorded as Cuban Missile Crisis[18].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis's facet of is recorded as Soviet Union–United States relations[19].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis's has effect is recorded as Removal of Khrushchev[20].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis's different from is recorded as Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath[21].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis's different from is recorded as Q19919468[22].
  • Cuban Missile Crisis's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].

Body

When and Where

Cuban Missile Crisis took place on 1962[13]. It began on October 14, 1962[11]. It ended on October 28, 1962[12]. Recorded location include Cuba[6] and Caribbean Sea[7]. It is in the country of Cuba[3].

Context

Part of include Cold War[8], a cold war[24] and history of Cuba[9], a history of a country or state[25]. Recorded instance of include political crisis[4] and conflict[5].

Participants

Recorded participant include Soviet Union[15] and United States[16].

Why It Matters

Cuban Missile Crisis ranks in the top 1% of political_crisis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,841 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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