Cuban Agrarian Reform and the National Institute of Agrarian Reform (INRA) (1959–1975)

1. Revolutionary government prioritizes land reform

   Jan 1, 1959Labels: Cuban government, Rural inequality

   • FRUS
   • UF IFAS

2. First Agrarian Reform Law is promulgated

   May 17, 1959Labels: First Agrarian

   • FRUS
   • UF IFAS
   • CIA FOIA

3. INRA is created to implement the reform

   May 17, 1959Labels: INRA, National Institute

   • INRA Wiki
   • UF IFAS

4. Law takes effect and expropriations proceed

   Jun 3, 1959Labels: Expropriation process

   • FRUS
   • UF IFAS
   • Agrarian reforms Wiki

5. INRA expands state-managed farming experiments

   Jan 1, 1960Labels: State farms, INRA experiments

   • UF IFAS
   • INRA profile

6. ANAP is founded to organize small farmers

   Jan 1, 1961Labels: ANAP, Small farmers

   • ANAP Wiki
   • Springer

7. Second Agrarian Reform Law further limits holdings

   Oct 3, 1963Labels: Second Agrarian

   • UF IFAS
   • 2nd Reform ES
   • Linkgua

8. INRA is restructured into a government ministry

   Oct 3, 1963Labels: INRA restructuring, Ministry transition

   • INRA profile
   • INRA Wiki

9. State land share rises to dominant levels

   Oct 4, 1963Labels: State land

   • UF IFAS
   • Agrarian reforms Wiki

10. State farms become the core rural institution

    Jan 1, 1966Labels: State farms, Rural institution

    • UF IFAS
    • INRA profile

11. Institutional consolidation moves toward MINAG

    Jan 1, 1974Labels: MINAG transition, Institutional consolidation

    • INRA profile
    • MINAG ES Wiki

12. INRA functions transferred to Ministry of Agriculture

    Jan 1, 1976Labels: MINAG, INRA dissolution

    • MINAG ES Wiki
    • INRA profile