John Fitzgerald Kennedy3 February 1962
In response to the Cuban alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy extended measures by Executive Order, widening the scope of the trade restrictions
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In response to the Cuban alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy extended measures by Executive Order, widening the scope of the trade restrictions
The United Nations Council votes easier sanctions for Iraq
The US imposes sanctions on Sudan, Clinton orders stricter prohibitions for alleged sponsorship of terrorism and human rights abuses
Supports the bombing of Iraq as sanctions have little effect
President Barack Obama loosens the travel ban, now allowing Cuban-Americans to travel freely to the country
Congressman Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota introduced a bill that would bar the president from prohibiting travel to Cuba or preventing transactions required for such trips
74 of Cuba's dissidents sign a letter to the United States Congress in support of a bill that would lift the US travel ban for Americans wishing to visit Cuba
President Barack Obama extends the Cuban embargo, determining that the embargo "is in the national interest of the United States"
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