Cuba's Embargo
Cuban Revolution 1959
Fidel Castro establishes a revolutionary socialist state in Cuba after he and a group of guerrilla fighters successfully revolt against President Batista. Batista, who had been supported by the U.S. government for seven of dictatorial rule. Castro gradually strenghtens relations with the Soviet Union
CASTRO NATIONALIZES ALL FOREIGNASSETS IN CUBA, HIKES TAXES ON U.S. IMPORTS, ESTABLISHES TRADE DEALS WITH THE SOVIET UNION. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER RETALIATES BY SLASHING THE IMPORT QUOTA FOR CUBAN SUGAR, FREEZING CUBAN ASSETS IN THE U.S., IMPOSING A NEAR-FULL TRADE EMBARGO, AND CUTTING OFF DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH THE CASTRO GOVERNMENT
GROWING ANTAGONISM: 1960
Bay of Pigs Invasion: 1961
Executing a plan developed and approved by the Eisenhower administratioj, President J.F. Kennedy desploys a brigade of 1400 CIA-sponsored Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro. The Cuban military defeats the force within 3 days, after several mishaps disadvantage the invaders and reveal U.S. involvment,. Despite the failed invasion, U.S. administrations over the next several decades conduct covert operations against Cuba.
FULL EMBARGO ANNOUNCED:1962
The Kennedy administration imposes an embargo on Cuba that prohibits all trade (Proclamation 3447) Cuba, whose economy greatly depended on trade with the United States, loses approximately $ 130 billion over the next nearly sixty years, according to Cuban government and United Nations estimates
1962
U.S. spy satellites discover that Cuba has allowed the Soviet Union to build nuclear missile bases on the island. In response, Kennedy demands the Soviet weapons be removed and orders a naval quarantine of Cuba. With the threat of nuclear war on the horizon, the U.S. negotiates with the USSR via back channels. As the crisis nears its third week, Kennedy secretly agrees to withdraw U.S. nuclear missiles from Turkey within a few months if the Soviet Union withdraws its missiles from Cuba. Premier Khrushchev acceps the deal and announces that he will order the missiles removed. The following July, Kennedy prohibits U.S. nationals from traveling to Cuba
Obama Signals Potential thaw
President Obama eases restrictions on travel an remikttances, which had been tightened by his predecessor. The move allows Cuban- Americans o send unlimited funds to Cuba and permits U.S citizens to travel there for religious and educatinal purposes. The step is widely considered the most notable move yet toward normalizing relations, thogh the trade embargo remains in place
Trump reinstates travel, Business Restictons: 2017
President Trump announces that he will reinstate restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba and U.S. business dealings with a military-run conglomerate but will not break diplomatic relations. The Obama administration's loosened restrictions "do not help the Cuban people - they only enrich the Cuban regime", Trump says, adding that U.S. sanctions will not be lifted until Cuba frees all of its political prisoners, respects freedoms of assembly and expression, legalizes opposition parties, and schedules free and fair elections. Some leaders say the changes "contradict the majority support" of Americans. The policy leaves in place new direct flights from the -u.S., cruise ship routes and hotel ventures