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2021 in Cuba

2021 in Cuba

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This article covers events in the year 2021 in Cuba.

See also: 2021 in the Caribbean
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Events

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba

January and February

  • January 1
    • The United States adds Banco Financiero International SA (BFI) to the Cuba Restricted List. The Trump administration is considering adding Cuba to its list of state-sponsored terrorism.[1]
    • Cuba eliminates the "convertible peso" used in government establishments valued at 24 pesos/dollar for sales and 25 pesos/dollar for purchases. This is the first devaluation of the peso since the Revolution of 1959.[2]
    • The minimum wage increases from 400 pesos to 2,100 pesos (USD $17 to USD $87).[3]
  • January 11 – The United States re-lists Cuba as State Sponsors of Terrorism. President Obama removed Cuba from the list in 2015.[4]
  • January 29
    • Thousands protest against and demand the resignation of Alpidio Alonso, Minister of Culture, for injuries and invasion of privacy. The demands came after a confrontation with entertainers and independent journalists who demanded more freedom of expression.[5]
    • Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces report that five soldiers are killed in a crash in Holguín Province.[6]
  • January 30
  • February 6 – Labor Minister Marta Elena Feito Cabrera says the list of permitted small businesses will expand from 127 to 2,000 activities.[9]
  • February 18 – Granma denounces the popular song Patria y Vida (″Homeland and Life″) which is being popularized by Yotuel Romero, Descemer Bueno, Gente de Zona, Maikel Osorbo, and El Funky.[10]
  • February 26 – José Daniel Ferrer of the Unión Patriótica de Cuba (Patriotic Union of Cuba, UNPACU) is arrested in Altamira, Santiago de Cuba.[11] The United States demanded his release.[12]

March and April

July

  • July 11 – Biggest anti-government protests in years over the worst economic crisis since the 1990s and surges in COVID-19 infections, with protesters expressing anger over shortages of basic goods, curbs on civil liberties, and the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba.[18]

Deaths

See also

References

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    "Trump administration adds Cuban bank to US restricted list". Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Cuba planea primera devaluación del peso desde la revolución de 1959". www.msn.com. Reuters. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Cuba to increase minimum salary fivefold". msn.com. AFP. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  4. [4]
    Conradis, Brandon (11 January 2021). "Trump administration names Cuba a 'state sponsor of terrorism'". The Hill. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Miles de personas exigen la dimisión del ministro de Cultura cubano luego de que agredió a artistas y periodistas". infobae (in European Spanish). January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Helicopter crash in Cuba kills five crew members". Reuters. 30 January 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  7. [7]
    Axelrod, Tal (30 January 2021). "Pentagon pauses plan to offer coronavirus vaccine to Guantánamo Bay prisoners". The Hill. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Autobús cae por un puente en Cuba; hay 10 muertos". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in European Spanish). January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  9. [9]
    Franc, Marc (February 6, 2021). "Cuba opens door to most small business initiatives". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  10. [10]
    ""Patria y Vida": la canción que enfurece y hace temblar a la dictadura de Cuba". infobae (in European Spanish). February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  11. [11]
    "El régimen cubano arrestó al líder opositor José Daniel Ferrer en Santiago". infobae (in European Spanish). February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  12. [12]
    "Estados Unidos pidió la "liberación inmediata" del líder opositor cubano José Daniel Ferrer". infobae (in European Spanish). February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  13. [13]
    "El nieto de Fidel Castro pidió disculpas por el video en el que se jacta de conducir un auto de lujo en medio de la crisis en Cuba". infobae (in European Spanish). March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  14. [14]
    Goodhue, David (March 8, 2021). "Eight migrants from Cuba were stopped off the Florida Keys. They were quickly sent back". Yahoo! News. Miami Herald. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  15. [15]
    "Cuba y Rusia arrancan dos días de reuniones en La Habana". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  16. [16]
    "Cuba's Raul Castro confirms he's stepping down, says he's 'fulfilled his mission'". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  17. [17]
    "Cuba leadership: Díaz-Canel named Communist Party chief". BBC News. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  18. [18]
    Frank, Mark (11 July 2021). "Thousands of protesters take to the streets in Cuba". Reuters. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  19. [19]
    Fallece en La Habana el cineasta cubano Enrique Pineda Barnet (in Spanish)
  20. [20]
    Fallece en Cuba Juan Carlos Tabío, codirector de "Fresa y Chocolate" (in Spanish)
  21. [21]
    Falleció en Las Tunas Gregorio Pérez, ex lanzador de equipo Cuba (in Spanish)
  22. [22]
    Falleció Dagoberto Planos Despaigne cantante de la orquesta Karachi Archived 2021-03-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  23. [23]
    Falleció en La Habana el destacado pelotero Orbe Luis Rodríguez (in Spanish)
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