▁than ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁it . ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁( W ed nes day ) ▁The ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁Pet role um ▁Ex port ing ▁Count ries , ▁O PE C , ▁was ▁created ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁a ▁conference ▁in ▁Bag hd ad ▁between ▁represent atives ▁from ▁Ira q , ▁Iran , ▁K uw ait , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁Venezuela . ▁In ▁the ▁Congo , ▁Colonel ▁Joseph ▁M ob ut u , ▁the ▁ 3 0 - year - old ▁Army ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff , ▁st aged ▁a ▁military ▁coup , ▁while ▁allowing ▁Joseph ▁Kas av ub u ▁to ▁continue ▁as ▁president . ▁ ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁M ob ut u ▁gave ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ' s ▁forces ▁ 4 8 ▁hours ▁to ▁depart . ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁( Th urs day ) ▁Cuba ▁national ized ▁its ▁signature ▁industry , ▁se izing ▁ 1 6 ▁cig ar ▁fact ories , ▁ 1 4 ▁cig aret te ▁fact ories ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁to b acco ▁w are h ouses . ▁ ▁Those ▁manufact ur ers ▁who ▁could ▁depart ▁got ▁a ▁new ▁start ▁in ▁other ▁nations , ▁and ▁the ▁f amed ▁" f ine ▁Cub an ▁cig ars " ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁Domin ican , ▁Nic ar agu an , ▁H ond ur an ▁and ▁other ▁cig ars . ▁D ied : ▁H é ctor ▁Castro , ▁ 5 5 , ▁disabled ▁Uruguay an