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President Eisenhower approves an action plan against Cuba that includes the use of a "powerful propaganda campaign" trying to overthrow Castro.
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It prohibits aid to Cuba and authorizes the President to create a "total embargo upon all trade" with Cuba.
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President Kennedy put a ban on all trade with Cuba
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The Foreign Assistance Act is amended to prohibit aid to "any country" that provides assistance to Cuba.
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The Kennedy administration prohibits travel to Cuba and makes financial and commercial transactions with Cuba illegal for U.S. citizens.
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The Organization of American States (OAS) adopts mandatory sanctions against Cuba, requiring all members to sever diplomatic and trade relations. Only Mexico refuses to comply.
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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. will allow foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to sell products in Cuba, and that it would no longer penalize other nations for trade 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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U.S. President Carter drops the ban on travel to Cuba and on U.S. citizens spending dollars in Cuba.
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Cuban-Americans are permitted to visit their families in Cuba.
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The Carter Administration relaxes laws to allow U.S. residents to send money to relatives in Cuba.
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The Reagan Administration reestablishes the travel ban, prohibits U.S. citizens from spending money in Cuba,
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President Clinton signs the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act which imposes penalties on foreign companies doing business in Cuba.
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US President G.W. Bush approves $80 million to be used for "boosting democracy in Cuba."