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President Eisenhower approves a covert action plan against Cuba. That includes the use of a "powerful propaganda campaign".
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The Foreign Assistance Act passes in the U.S. Congress. The President made it a "total embargo upon all trade" with Cuba.
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Less than one month after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy seeks to end the travel ban to Cuba in a memo to Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
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The Organization of American States (OAS) adopts mandatory sanctions against Cuba, requiring all members to sever diplomatic and trade relations.
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The OAS votes to end political and economic sanctions against Cuba. This opens the way for each member nation to decide whether to have diplomatic and trade relations with Cuba.
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U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger states that there is no possibility of U.S. relations with Cuba while Cuban troops are in Africa.
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Cyrus Vance, the U.S. Secretary of State states that he does not foresee the normalization of relations with Cuba.
The Carter Administration relaxes laws to allow U.S. residents to send money to relatives in Cuba. -
The Reagan Administration reestablishes the travel ban. The U.S. citizens were not allowed to spend money in Cuba. For this it allows the 1977 fishing accord to lapse.
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury, will allow U.S. citizens who travel to Cuba to only spend a maximum of $100 per day.
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Congress passes the Mack Amendment, which prohibits all trade with Cuba. (includes companies located outside the U.S.)
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U.S. Congress passes the Cuban Democracy Act, which prohibits trading with Cuba. It allows private groups to deliver food and medicine to Cuba.
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For the 3rd year in a row, the UNGA votes overwhelmingly for a measure to end the U.S. Embargo of Cuba.
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U.S. regulations on Cuba are amended as follows:
- U.S. citizens may send up to $1,200 annually to relatives in Cuba.
- Direct passenger flights are permitted, although implementation of these amendments is not immediate. -
The U.S. government turns down a Cuban offer to compensate Americans for properties confiscated by the Revolution 40 years ago.
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"Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act" was authored. The person who did this is US Senator Michael B. Enzi.
