Cuba during the Cold War and the Special Period (1962–2000)

1. U.S. trade embargo on Cuba takes effect

   Feb 7, 1962Labels: U S, John F

   • HISTORY
   • Britannica

2. Cuban Missile Crisis reaches negotiated end

   Oct 28, 1962Labels: Cuban Missile, Nikita Khrushchev

   • State Dept
   • HISTORY

3. Bay of Pigs prisoner-release agreement signed

   Dec 22, 1962Labels: Bay of, Prisoner exchange

   • FRUS
   • Britannica

4. Communist Party of Cuba established

   Oct 3, 1965Labels: Communist Party, PCC

   • Britannica
   • PCC

5. Cuba becomes full COMECON member

   Jan 1, 1972Labels: COMECON, Cuba

   • Britannica

6. Cuban troop deployment to Angola begins

   Nov 5, 1975Labels: Operation Carlota, Cuban military

   • Angola
   • Britannica

7. 1976 Constitution approved by referendum

   Feb 15, 1976Labels: 1976 Constitution, Cuba

   • Referendum
   • Britannica

8. Mariel boatlift begins mass emigration wave

   Apr 1, 1980Labels: Mariel boatlift, Cuban migrants

   • Britannica
   • Embassy

9. Cuba enters the “Special Period” crisis era

   Jan 1, 1991Labels: Special Period, Soviet collapse

   • Special Period
   • E S Portal

10. U.S. enacts Cuban Democracy Act

    Oct 23, 1992Labels: Cuban Democracy, U S

    • CDA
    • GPO

11. Maleconazo протест erupts in Havana

    Aug 5, 1994Labels: Maleconazo, Havana

    • Maleconazo
    • Amnesty

12. U.S.–Cuba migration accord sets 20,000 visas

    Sep 9, 1994Labels: U S, Migration visa

    • UPI
    • State Dept

13. Foreign Investment Law 77 adopted

    Sep 5, 1995Labels: Foreign Investment, Cuba

    • UNCTAD

14. Helms–Burton Act strengthens U.S. embargo

    Mar 12, 1996Labels: Helms Burton, U S

    • Helms Burton
    • GPO

15. Pope John Paul II visits Cuba

    Jan 21, 1998Labels: Pope John, Catholic Church

    • Vatican
    • CCCB

16. Elián González seized and returned to Cuba

    Apr 22, 2000Labels: Eli n, U S

    • UPI
    • Guardian