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Cuban Embargo

By brandong96

  • Embargo Begins

    Embargo Begins
    President Eisenhower approves a covert action plan against Cuba that includes the end of oil deliveries and an weapons embaro.

  • Complete Embargo

    The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 passes in the U.S. Congress. It prohibits aid to Cuba and authorizes the President to create a "total embargo upon all trade" with Cuba.

  • No aid for Cuba

    The Foreign Assistance Act is amended to prohibit aid to "any country" that provides assistance to Cuba.

  • Widen the embargo

    The U.S. government cables all Latin American governments and NATO countries new measures to tighten the economic embargo against Cuba.

  • No relations

    The US will not even consider relations Cuba while Cuban trroops are still in Africa

  • Travel

    Travel
    President Carter allows US citizens to travel to and spend US dollars in Cuba

  • Strict Embargo

    Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as U.S. President, and institutes the most hostile policy against Cuba since the invasion at Bay of Pigs.

  • Re-Ban

    The Reagan Administration reestablishes the travel ban, prohibits U.S. citizens from spending money in Cuba.

  • No communist allowed

    No communist allowed
    U.S. President Reagan bans travel to the U.S. by Cuban government or Communist Party officials or their representatives.

  • UN wants the embargo to end

    UN wants the embargo to end
    The United Nations General Assembly votes heavily in favor of a measure introduced by Cuba asking for an end to the U.S. Embargo. The vote is 59 in favor, 3 against (the U.S., Israel and Romania), and 79 abstentions.

  • Ali wants change

    Ali wants change
    After returning home from a visit to Cuba, ex world boxing champ Muhammad Ali calls for an end to the trade embargo against Cuba.

  • Americans want Cuba

    In Washington, the Cuba Policy Foundation releases a poll in which a majority of Americans are said to support the idea of doing business with Cuba and allowing travel to the island.

  • US House of reps.

    In Washington, the US House of Representatives votes 262 to 167 to end the travel ban and allow the sale of American goods to Cuba. 73 Republicans vote against the embargo.

  • Time for Change

    Two US senators attempt to lift embargo on Cuba

  • UN still voting

    UN still voting
    For the 15th straight year in a row, the UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly on a resolution to demand an end of the US embargo against Cuba.