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President Eisenhower approves a covert action
March 17. President Eisenhower approves a covert action plan against Cuba that includes the use of a "powerful propaganda campaign" designed to overthrow Castro. -
Cuban Embargo
October 19. U.S. imposes a partial economic embargo on Cuba that excludes food and medicine. -
Expanding the Cuban Embargo
March 23. President Kennedy expands the Cuban embargo to include imports of all goods made from or containing Cuban materials, even if made in other countries. -
Tighten Embargo against Cuba
October 2. The U.S. government cables all Latin American governments and NATO countries new measures to tighten the economic embargo against Cuba. As of today, the transport of U.S. goods is banned on ships owned by companies that do business with Cuba. -
Prohibits travel to cuba
February 8. The Kennedy administration prohibits travel to Cuba and makes financial and commercial transactions with Cuba illegal for U.S. citizens. -
Temporary Government?
February 25. Asked why the US trades with the Soviet Union but not with Cuba, Secretary of State Dean Rusk answers that the Soviet government is a "permanent" government, and the US views Castro as "temporary." -
TV interveiw with Edward M. Kennedy
February 9. In a TV interview from Mexico City, U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy urges the U.S. government to lift the embargo and normalize relations with Cuba. "I believe the idea of isolating Cuba was a mistake," says Kennedy. "It has been ineffective. Whatever the reasons and justifications may have been at the time, now they are invalid." -
Travel ban dropped
March 19. U.S. President Carter drops the ban on travel to Cuba and on U.S. citizens spending dollars in Cuba. -
Cuban Troops in Africa
February 27. U.S. Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance, states that he does not foresee the normalization of relations with Cuba due to the presence of Cuban troops in Africa. -
The Carter Administration
The Carter Administration relaxes laws to allow U.S. residents to send money to relatives in Cuba. -
Cuban-Americans
January 1. Cuban-Americans are permitted to visit their families in Cuba. More than 100,000 visit in the coming year. -
Travel Ban on Cuba is back
April 19. The Reagan Administration reestablishes the travel ban, prohibits U.S. citizens from spending money in Cuba, and allows the 1977 fishing accord to lapse. -
$100 a day
November 20. According to new regulations by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. citizens who travel to Cuba can only spend a maximum of $100 per day. Thats not that much -
Voting against the Ban
October 26. For the 3rd year in a row, the United Nations General Assembly votes overwhelmingly for a measure to end the U.S. Embargo of Cuba. The vote is 101-2, with 48 abstentions, and only Israel votes with the U.S. -
Freedom to travel to cuba act
March 1. US Senator Michael B. Enzi introduces the "Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act" -
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