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The Start
President Eisenhower approves an action plan against Cuba that includes the use of a "powerful propaganda campaign" trying to overthrow Castro. -
The Foreign Assistance Act
It prohibits aid to Cuba and authorizes the President to create a "total embargo upon all trade" with Cuba. -
Full Ban
President Kennedy put a ban on all trade with Cuba -
Cut off ties with others
The Foreign Assistance Act is amended to prohibit aid to "any country" that provides assistance to Cuba. -
No Travel
The Kennedy administration prohibits travel to Cuba and makes financial and commercial transactions with Cuba illegal for U.S. citizens. -
OAS
The Organization of American States (OAS) adopts mandatory sanctions against Cuba, requiring all members to sever diplomatic and trade relations. Only Mexico refuses to comply. -
OAS ends it
OAS votes to end political and economic sanctions against Cuba. This opens the way for each member nation to decide whether to have diplomatic and trade relations with Cuba. -
U.S. will allow some trade
U.S. will allow foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to sell products in Cuba, and that it would no longer penalize other nations for trade with Cuba. -
Cuba in Africa
U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger states that there is no possibility of U.S. relations with Cuba while Cuban troops are in Africa. -
Travel Ban lifted
U.S. President Carter drops the ban on travel to Cuba and on U.S. citizens spending dollars in Cuba. -
Visit Family
Cuban-Americans are permitted to visit their families in Cuba. -
Send Family Money
The Carter Administration relaxes laws to allow U.S. residents to send money to relatives in Cuba. -
Travel Ban... Again
The Reagan Administration reestablishes the travel ban, prohibits U.S. citizens from spending money in Cuba, -
Clinton
President Clinton signs the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act which imposes penalties on foreign companies doing business in Cuba. -
George W.
US President G.W. Bush approves $80 million to be used for "boosting democracy in Cuba."