The crisis is resolved when the Soviet Union removes the missiles in return for the withdrawal of U. Between January and October , when all commercial flights between Havana and Miami are suspended, , persons flee the island for the United States. The boatlift leads to the establishment of an air bridge between Varadero and Miami, known as "Freedom Flights" in the United States. Congress approves the Cuban Adjustment Act, allowing Cubans to be admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
Department of State adds Cuba to its list of states sponsoring international terrorism. In turn, the United States agrees to admit up to 20, Cuban immigrants per year. Havana responds by suspending the immigration agreement with the United States and family visits to Cuba. Congress enacts the Torricelli bill Cuban Democracy Act of , increasing trade sanctions against Cuba by prohibiting U.
Coast Guard detains 30, Cubans attempting to leave the island during the balsero rafter crisis. They are initially detained at the U. In September, Havana and Washington sign an agreement whereby the United States will issue 20, immigrant visas annually to Cubans, and in return Cuba pledges to control undocumented immigration.
Cubans arriving on U. In October, the U. Bush administration announces new restrictions on U. In December, U. President Obama announces major changes in U. In July, the United States and Cuba restore diplomatic relations and open embassies in their respective capitals. In August, the first commercial flights between the United States and Cuba since are reinstated. In September, the State Department orders the departure of non-emergency personnel assigned to the U.
Embassy in Havana in response to a series of "sonic attacks" against 24 employees of the embassy. Department of State announces that the U. Embassy in Havana will continue to operate with the minimum personnel required to perform core diplomatic and consular functions.
In July, the Cuban government releases the draft of a new constitution and calls for a public debate about the proposed amendments between August and November. After reviewing the comments and suggestions made by the island's population and its citizens living abroad, the National Assembly approves a second draft of the constitutional text in December. In June, the Trump administration ends the group "people-to-people" authorization for U.
In October, the Trump administration bans most U. In March, Cuba begins to send health personnel to several countries affected by the coronavirus pandemic, while the United States warns those countries that they should put an end to Cuba's labor abuses, classifying them as a form of "modern slavery.
Following the defeat of Spain in , the United States remained in Cuba as an occupying power until the Republic of Cuba was formally installed on May 19, On May 20, , the United States relinquished its occupation authority over Cuba, but claimed a continuing right to intervene in Cuba. Diplomatic relations and the U. Legation in Havana were established on May 27, , when U. Following an act of Congress, the U.
Crowder was appointed Ambassador. The United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba on January 3, , citing unwarranted action by the Government of Cuba that placed crippling limitations on the ability of the United States Mission to carry on its normal diplomatic and consular functions.
Interests Section was established in Havana under the protection of the Swiss Government on September 1, The United States and Cuba resumed diplomatic relations on July 20, , when both countries elevated their respective Interests Sections to Embassy status. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro agreed to the date for these actions in an exchange of letters dated June 30, Menu Menu.
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