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Powerful propaganda plan
President Eisenhower approves a plan that terminates sugar purchsases, oil deliveries and maintains embargo on Cuba. -
Trade with Cuba banned
President Kennedy broadens the partial trade restrictions imposed by Eisenhower to a ban on all trade with Cuba, except for non-subsidized sale of foods and medicines. -
Foreign Assistance Act
This act was amended to prohibit aid to "any country" that provides assistance to Cuba. -
Travel to Cuba prohibited
President Kennedy prohibited travel to Cuba and maked financial and commercial transactions with Cuba illegal for U.S. citizens. -
Sanctions agaisnt Cuba
The Organisation of American States adopted a mandatory sanctions against Cuba and this was later withdrawn in 1975 -
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act
President Clinton signed the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act which imposed penalities on foreign comapanies doing business with Cuba. -
Carter drops the ban
President Carter dropped the travel ban to Cube to impede improvemt of U.S- Cuban relations. -
Hostile policy against Cuba
Ronald Reagan was inaugurated in January and he released a hostile policy against Cuba that announced the tightening of the embargo. -
Reestablishment of travel ban
The Reagan Administration reestablishes the travel ban to Cuba allowing Fishing Accord to pass. -
Cuban Democracy Act
Robert Torricelli introduced the Cuban Democarcy Act that would wreak havoc on the island. -
Changes on Embargo
Sales of some food and agricultural products to private individuals and non-governmental organizations,
- An increase in the number of charter flights to Cuba,
- Allows anyone (not just Cuban-Americans) to send up to $1,200 per year,
- Allows major league team, the Baltimore Orioles, to arrange two exhibition games, on in Cuba, the other in the U.S., and
- Increases the amount of money a U.S. visitor can spend on the island from $100 per day to $185 per day. -
Cuba Policy Foundation
Cuba Policy Foundation releases a poll in which a majority of Americans are said to support the idea of doing business with Cuba and allowing travel to the island -
Committee for Assistance
President George W. Bush establishes the Committee for Assistance to a Free Cuba, and further enforces the ban on travel to the island. -
Presidential Proclamation 7757
which bans vessels from traveling to Cuban ports from U.S. ports. -
The National Security Archive releases a memo
in which he seeks to lift the travel ban to Cuba. He refers to the ban as "inconsistent with traditional American liberties -
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act
US Senator Michael B. Enzi introduces the "Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act" -
Bush approves $80 million
US President G.W. Bush approves $80 million to be used for "boosting democracy in Cuba although Cuba thought this was an act of aggression.
