2024 in Cuba

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This article covers events in the year 2024 in Cuba.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raúl Castro</span> Leader of Cuba from 2011 to 2021

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prime Minister of Cuba</span> Head of the Council of Ministers of Cuba

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">José Ramón Machado Ventura</span> Cuban revolutionary and politician (1930-)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miguel Díaz-Canel</span> First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and 17th president of Cuba

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Marcia Alejandra Garbey Montell was a Cuban athlete. She competed in the women's long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. Garbey died in Santiago de Cuba on 1 January 2024, at the age of 74.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">First Lady of Cuba</span> First Lady of Cuba

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Cuban protests</span> July 2021 protests against the Cuban government

A series of protests against the Cuban government and the Communist Party of Cuba began on 11 July 2021, triggered by a shortage of food and medicine and the government's response to the resurgent COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba. The protests were the largest anti-government demonstrations since the Maleconazo in 1994. Protesters' motivations included resentment at the Cuban government's authoritarianism and curbs on civil liberties, the government's COVID-19 pandemic lockdown rules, the government's failure to follow through on promised economic and political reforms. Protesters were also angered by the poor state of the Cuban economy. Cuban dissidents have placed the responsibility on the government's economic policies and human rights abuses.

On 17 March 2024, protests began in Cuba, primarily in Santiago de Cuba, the country's second largest city, in protest of food shortages and power outages.

References

  1. Colome, Carla Gloria (12 February 2024). "Sacking of Cuba's Economy Minister exposes the country's state of collapse". El Pais. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. "Cuba's president says fired economy minister being investigated by police and attorney general". Associated Press. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. "Cuba Restores Ties With South Korea After 65 Years". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  4. Oppmann, Patrick (2024-03-18). "Cuba sees rare protests amid power cuts and food shortages". CNN. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  5. Knickmeyer, Ellen (16 May 2024). "State Department removes Cuba from short list of countries deemed uncooperative on counterterrorism". Associated Press. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  6. "Cuba Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  7. "Falleció la exatleta Marcia Garbey, finalista olímpica en Munich 1972". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  8. Aportela, José Alberto Portela (2024-01-02). "SOLO Y OLVIDADO: Falleció destacado ex velocista cubano". SwingCompleto (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  9. Alejandro (2024-01-22). "Falleció a los 34 años la judoca cubana Maricet Espinosa | Cuba Noticias 360". CubaNoticias360 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-22.