January 7 – Thirteen soldiers are killed in an explosion at an ammunition depot in Melones, Holguín Province.[1]
January 17 – South Korea opens an embassy in Cuba for the first time.[2]
February
February 4 – The United States begins transporting detained migrants to its naval base in Guantanamo Bay.[3]
March
March 14 – A systems failure at the Diezmero electric substation outside Havana causes a nationwide blackout.[4]
April
April 29 – Dissidents José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro Rodríguez, who were released as part of an agreement between the Cuban government and the United States in January, are rearrested after their paroles are revoked.[5]
June
4 June – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation imposing partial restrictions on Cuban nationals travelling to the United States.[6]
15 July – Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera resigns as Minister of Labor and Social Security following criticism over her remarks questioning the presence of beggars in the country.[8]
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