Granma is a yacht that was used to transport 82 fighters of the Cuban Revolution from Mexico to Cuba in November 1956 to overthrow the regime of Fulgencio Batista. The 60-foot diesel-powered vessel was built in 1943 by Wheeler Shipbuilding of Brooklyn, New York, as a light armored target practice boat, US Navy C-1994, and modified postwar to accommodate 12 people. "Granma", in English, is an affectionate term for a grandmother; the yacht is said to have been named for the previous owner's grandmother.
Manuel Urrutia Lleó was a liberal Cuban lawyer and politician. He campaigned against the Gerardo Machado government and the dictatorial second presidency of Fulgencio Batista during the 1950s, before serving as president in the revolutionary government of 1959. Urrutia resigned his position after only seven months, owing to a series of disputes with revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, and emigrated to the United States shortly afterward.
Oriente was the easternmost province of Cuba until 1976. The term "Oriente" is still used to refer to the eastern part of the country, which currently is divided into five different provinces.
Fidel is a 2002 mini-series by David Attwood that describes the Cuban revolution and political career of Fidel Castro. The total duration of the film is 200 minutes, but the video-version is shorter. Gael García Bernal would later reprise his role as Che Guevara in the film The Motorcycle Diaries.
Cuba competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 137 competitors, 109 men and 28 women, took part in 69 events in 14 sports.
Cuba competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 115 competitors, 101 men and 14 women, took part in 78 events in 13 sports.
This article discusses banking in Cuba and gives an overview of the recent past. For details on the Cuban economy in general, see economy of Cuba.
The Central Bank of Nicaragua is the central bank of Nicaragua.
The Cuba national basketball team represents Cuba at international competitions. It won the bronze medal at 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in 4th place at the 1974 FIBA World Championship. It is the only team from the Caribbean to win a medal at a major global event.
In March 2009, President Raúl Castro of Cuba dismissed numerous government ministers.
Black Spring refers to the 2003 crackdown on Cuban dissidents. The government imprisoned 75 dissidents, including 29 journalists on the basis that they were acting as agents of the United States by accepting aid from the US government. Amnesty International described the 75 Cubans as prisoners of conscience. The Cuban government said "the 75 individuals arrested, tried and sentenced in March/April 2003 ... are demonstrably not independent thinkers, writers or human rights activists, but persons directly in the pay of the US government. ... [T]hose who were arrested and tried were charged not with criticizing the government, but for receiving American government funds and collaborating with U.S diplomats."
Events in the year 1982 in Mexico.
Events in the year 1983 in Mexico.
Mi querida Isabel is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa. This telenovela is a remake of the 1975 Mexican telenovela Paloma, original story by Marissa Garrido. It premiered on Canal de las Estrellas on December 9, 1996 and ended on April 25, 1997.
La fiscal de hierro is a Mexican telenovela produced by Manolo Cardona and Ana Cecilia Urquidi for Azteca Trece. The story is based on an original idea by Andrés Lópe and Juan Camilo Ferrand and written by Rosa Clemente and Raúl Prieto. It premiere on January 30, 2017.
The Ministry of Finance and Prices of Cuba is responsible for managing the public finances of Cuba, including budget, tax, treasury, price and public credit policies.
