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Death of Tata Guines, Cuban conga drummer, his six decade career helped popularize Afron rhythms worldwide
Historical records for Cuba in 2008, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Death of Tata Guines, Cuban conga drummer, his six decade career helped popularize Afron rhythms worldwide
Raul Castro became the new President, the islands Parliament appoints revolutionary leader Jose Ramon Machado for the Governments No. 2 spot
Raul Castro became the new President, the islands Parliament appoints revolutionary leader Jose Ramon Machado for the Governments No. 2 spot
An ailing, 81-year-old Fidel Castro resigns as Cuba's President after nearly a half-century in power, saying he will not accept a new term when Parliament meets Feb 24
An ailing, 81-year-old Fidel Castro resigns as Cuba's President after nearly a half-century in power, saying he will not accept a new term when Parliament meets Feb 24
New President Raul Castros Government lifts a ban on Cubans staying at hotels previously reserved for foreigners
Norberto Collado Abreu, the helmsman of the Granma yacht that carried Fidel Castro from Mexico to Cuba to launch his revolution in 1956, dies in Havana
Cubans snapped up DVD players, motorbikes and pressure cookers for the first time as Raul Castros new Government loosens controls on consumer goods and invites private farmers to plant tobacco, coffee and other crops on unused state land
Norberto Collado Abreu, the helmsman of the Granma yacht that carried Fidel Castro from Mexico to Cuba to launch his revolution in 1956, dies in Havana
Cubans snapped up DVD players, motorbikes and pressure cookers for the first time as Raul Castro's new Government loosens controls on consumer goods and invites private farmers to plant tobacco, coffee and other crops on unused state land
New regulations allow thousands of Cubans to get title to state-owned homes, a step that might lay the groundwork for broader housing reform
New regulations allow thousands of Cubans to get title to state-owned homes, a step that might lay the groundwork for broader housing reform
Lines stretch for blocks outside phone centres as the Government allows ordinary Cubans to sign up for cellular phone service for the first time
A Government spokesman says that South Africa has waived Cuban debt totaling more than 100 million dollars
A Government spokesman says that South Africa has waived Cuban debt totaling more than 100 million dollars
Cuba announces a major shake-up of its troubled farm sector on May Day, shifting control of the islands farms from officials at the Agriculture Ministry to more than 150 local councils
Cuba announces a major shake-up of its troubled farm sector on May Day, shifting control of the islands farms from officials at the Agriculture Ministry to more than 150 local councils
Computers go on sale to the general public
The EU agrees to lift its 2003 diplomatic sanctions against Cuba, but imposes tough conditions on the communist island to maintain sanction-free relations
The EU agrees to lift its 2003 diplomatic sanctions against Cuba, but imposes tough conditions on the communist island to maintain sanction-free relations
The EU agrees to lift its 2003 diplomatic sanctions against Cuba, but imposes tough conditions on the communist island to maintain sanction-free relations
The EU agrees to lift its 2003 diplomatic sanctions against Cuba, but imposes tough conditions on the communist island to maintain sanction-free relations
The EU agrees to lift its 2003 diplomatic sanctions against Cuba, but imposes tough conditions on the communist island to maintain sanction-free relations
The EU agrees to lift its 2003 diplomatic sanctions against Cuba, but imposes tough conditions on the communist island to maintain sanction-free relations
An official says that Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens
President Raul Castro warns Cubans to prepare for a "realistic" brand of communism that is economically viable and does away with excessive state subsidies designed to promote equality on the island
Communist officials decree that private farmers and cooperatives can use up to 100 acres (40 hectares) of idle Government land, as President Raul Castro works to revive the floundering agricultural sector
It is reported that Cuba had notified at least 2 foreign Governments that it could not meet debt payments
It is reported that Cuba had notified at least 2 foreign Governments that it could not meet debt payments
Cuba politely declined a US offer to send a disaster assessment team to the island after Hurricane Gustav, saying it would rather Washington suspend restrictions on travel and the sale of food and other materials it needs to recover
Cuba politely declined a US offer to send a disaster assessment team to the island after Hurricane Gustav, saying it would rather Washington suspend restrictions on travel and the sale of food and other materials it needs to recover
Cuba politely declined a US offer to send a disaster assessment team to the island after Hurricane Gustav, saying it would rather Washington suspend restrictions on travel and the sale of food and other materials it needs to recover
Deadly Hurricane Ike roared across Cuba, blowing buildings to rubble and sending waves surging over homes, 900,000 Cubans evacuated from its path, which forecasters said could take it to Louisiana or Texas
Deadly Hurricane Ike roared across Cuba, blowing buildings to rubble and sending waves surging over homes, 900,000 Cubans evacuated from its path, which forecasters said could take it to Louisiana or Texas
Hurricane Ike roared south of Havana, Cuba, after tearing across the island nation, ravaging homes, killing at least four people and forcing 1.2 million to evacuate
Hurricane Ike roared south of Havana, Cuba, after tearing across the island nation, ravaging homes, killing at least four people and forcing 1.2 million to evacuate
Hurricane Ike barreled across the warm, energizing waters of the Gulf of Mexico on its way toward the Texas coast after crashing through Cuba's tobacco country and toppling aging Havana buildings
Gustav swelled to a fearsome Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph (195 kph) as it shrieked toward the heartland of Cuba's cigar industry on a track to hit the US Gulf Coast, three years after Hurricane Katrina
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