Cuban Libreta Rationing System and the Special Period (1962–1994)

1. Food rationing established by Law 1015

   Mar 12, 1962Labels: Law 1015, Libreta book, Cuban government

   • UF IFAS
   • CubaNet

2. Cárdenas protests erupt after rationing rollout

   Jun 6, 1962Labels: C rdenas, Matanzas Province, Protests

   • Calderas

3. Household ration book system becomes routine

   Jan 1, 1963Labels: Libreta book, Bodegas, Household rationing

   • UF IFAS
   • Havana Times

4. Special Period begins amid tightening controls

   Sep 1, 1990Labels: Special Period, Cuban government

   • Penn Museum
   • Revoluci n cubana

5. Rationed product availability drops sharply

   Jan 1, 1991Labels: Libreta book, Ration basket

   • CubaNet
   • Penn Museum

6. Constitutional reform signals opening to foreign capital

   Jul 12, 1992Labels: Constitutional reform, Foreign investment

   • WashPost

7. Foreign currency legalized for domestic use

   Aug 15, 1993Labels: Foreign currency, U S

   • Deseret
   • Penn Museum

8. UBPC cooperatives created from state farms

   Sep 20, 1993Labels: UBPC, State farms

   • UF IFAS

9. Balsero outflow peaks as scarcity intensifies

   Aug 1, 1994Labels: Balsero crisis, Migration

   • Penn Museum

10. Maleconazo protest shakes Havana

    Aug 5, 1994Labels: Maleconazo, Havana

    • Maleconazo
    • Penn Museum

11. U.S.–Cuba migration agreement sets legal migration floor

    Sep 9, 1994Labels: U S, Migration policy

    • UPI
    • Clinton WH

12. Agricultural markets legalized to expand food supply

    Sep 19, 1994Labels: Decree 191, Agricultural markets

    • UF IFAS
    • WashPost