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2018-04-19 Raúl Castro hands over power to Miguel Díaz-Canel Havana, Cuba
C. 2018-02-18 Oxfam Haiti scandal: Suspects 'threatened' witnesses Haiti
D. 2017-10-03 Puerto Rico: Trump compares Maria and Katrina deaths Puerto Rico
E. 2017-08-09 Mystery as US expels two Cuban diplomats Washington
F. 2017-06-16 Cuba denounces Trump's policy rollback Cuba
6. 2017-06-11 Puerto Rico voters back becoming 51st state in referendum Puerto Rico
H. 2017-01-12 US visa-free residency for Cubans ends Washington
8. 2017-01-03 Haiti: Jovenel Moise confirmed winner of presidential election Haiti
J. 2016-12-03 Crowds pay last respects to Fidel Castro in Santiago Santiago, Cuba

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12/11 President Chavez's cancer surgery 'successful'
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10/21 Fidel Castro appears in public
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12/23 Cuba to release 2,900 prisoners
04/16 Raul Castro proposes Cuba term limits
04/04 Martelly 'is Haiti poll winner'
03/17 Jean-Bertrand Aristide 'returning home'
01/16 'Baby Doc' Duvalier back in Haiti
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07/07 Cuba to release 52 political prisoners
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08/20 Jean's presidential bid rejected
03/31 UN Haiti donor pledges surpass targets
01/16 Clinton visits quake-hit Haitians
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02/19 Castro resigns as president
04/08 Rioters storm presidential palace
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12/17 Fidel Castro hints at retirement
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April 2018 ... more > Top ^
Apr. 19  
  Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel has been sworn in as Cuba's new president, replacing Raúl Castro who took over from his ailing brother Fidel in 2006
 Díaz-Canel had been serving as first vice-president


February 2018 ... more > Top ^
Feb.18 Oxfam Haiti scandal: Suspects 'threatened' witnesses


year 2017 Top ^

Oct.3  Puerto Rico: Trump compares Maria and Katrina deaths Aug.9  Mystery as US expels two Cuban diplomats Jun.16  Cuba denounces Trump's policy rollback Jun.11  Puerto Rico voters back becoming 51st state in referendum Jan.12  US visa-free residency for Cubans ends Jan.3  Haiti: Jovenel Moise confirmed winner of presidential election

year 2016 Top ^

Dec.3 Crowds pay last respects to Fidel Castro in Santiago
. Cuba Nov.26 Cuba plunged into mourning for ex-leader Nov.25   Cuba's Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90 Map of Havana Cuba
  Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, his brother has said
 Fidel ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost 50 years before Raul took over in 2008. He was accused of suppressing opposition. There would now be several days of national mourning
Aug.24   Colombia and Farc rebels sign historic peace agreement Map of Havana Cuba
  Cuba: The government and the Farc rebel group have signed a historic peace accord, putting an end to more than five decades of conflict
Jun.23   Colombia Farc: Ceasefire signed to end five decades of war   Cuba: The Colombian government and the Farc rebels have signed a historic ceasefire deal, bringing them closer to ending more than five decades of... May.1  Puerto Rico to default on debt payment after talks fail  US cruise ship travels to Cuba for first time in decades Mar.21 Obama and Castro spar over human rights. Cuba Mar.20     Barack Obama in Cuba at start of historic visit
Map of Havana Cuba  President Barack Obama is the first sitting US president to visit since the 1959 revolution, which heralded decades of hostility Feb.12   Pope Francis holds historic talks with Russian Orthodox Patriarch   Cuba: Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill have called for restored Christian unity between the two churches at historic talks in Cu...

year 2015 Top ^

Oct.6  Ex-UN General Assembly leader accused of pocketing $500,000 in bribes Sep.20 Pope Francis meets with Fidel Castro in Cuba
    Cuba: Pope Francis celebrates Mass before thousands   Pope Francis has celebrated Mass in front of tens of thousands of people in the Cuban capital Havana, on his first visit to the Communist-ruled... Sep.19 Pope Francis urges 'freedom' for Church on Cuba visit Aug.14     US flag raised over reopened Cuba embassy in Havana   The US has reopened its embassy more than 54 years after it was closed, in a step signalling the warming of ties between both countries Jun.29  Puerto Rico governor says territory 'can't pay $72bn debt' May.10  Pope Francis inspires Cuba's Raul Castro towards Church Apr.18  Two Cuban dissidents stand in local municipal vote Apr.14  Cuba praises 'fair' US pledge on terrorism list Apr.11   Obama and Castro in historic US-Cuba meeting    Panama: US President and Cuban President have met on the fringes of the Summit of the Americas, the first formal talks in half a century Apr.9 US and Cuba hold highest-level meeting in 50 years. Panama

year 2014 Top ^

Dec.17  Castro urges US to lift Cuba embargo   US and Cuba seek to normalise ties
  Washington: US and Cuba are to start talks to normalise diplomatic ties in a historic shift in relations between the two countries, US officials say
Oct.11  Former Haiti ruler Duvalier buried Oct.4 Former Haiti president Duvalier dies
Sep.23  Vatican arrests ex-envoy Wesolowski over child abuse

year 2013 Top ^

Nov.6  US hijacker returns from Cuba Apr.10  Cuba hands fugitive parents to U.S. officials Feb.24  Cuba's Raul Castro to retire in 2018 Jan.3 Chavez battling 'severe' lung infection
. Cuba

year 2012 Top ^

Dec.30     Chavez suffers new complications  Cuba: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has suffered 'new complications' after a cancer operation in Cuba, his vice-president has said Dec.11 President Chavez's cancer surgery 'successful'
. Cuba Oct.21 Fidel Castro appears in public. Cuba Mar.27 Pope meets Raul Castro in Havana. Cuba Mar.26  Pope arrives in Cuba on key visit Mar.18  Cuban protesters held in Havana Feb.24  Prime minister quits after just a few months

year 2011 Top ^

Dec.23  Cuba to release 2,900 prisoners Jul.15  Chavez plans more Cuba treatment Apr.16  Raul Castro proposes Cuba term limits Apr.15  Rights group presses for Duvalier trial Apr.4   Martelly 'is Haiti poll winner'  Preliminary results in Haiti's presidential election show musician Michel 'Sweet Micky' Martelly has defeated ex-senator Mirlande Manigat Mar.17  Jean-Bertrand Aristide 'returning home' Mar.12  U.S. contractor sentenced to 15 years Feb.19  Cuba sets free dissident Hernandez Feb.12  More dissidents out of jail Jan.22  Duvalier calls for reconciliation  Former U.S. lawmaker assisting Duvalier Jan.16   'Baby Doc' Duvalier back in Haiti  The former president Jean-Claude Duvalier, has returned to the country, 25 years after he was overthrown by a popular revolt Jan.14  Obama eases US Cuba travel rules

year 2010 Top ^

Dec.24  Cuba begins to publish U.S. documents Nov.18  Anti-U.N. protests erupt in Haitian capital Nov.15 Haiti cholera protests target UN
Aug.20  Jean's presidential bid rejected Aug.7  Fidel Castro delivers rare speech Aug.5  Jean announces run for presidency Jul.12  Seven freed dissidents leave for Spain Castro rips U.S. in rare TV appearance. Cuba Jul.10  Rare pictures show smiling Castro Jul.7 Cuba to release 52 political prisoners  The prisoners are set to be freed and will be allowed to leave the country, Cuba's Roman Catholic church announced in a written statement May.23  State of emergency in Kingston  Cuban prisoners 'win concessions' Mar.31  UN Haiti donor pledges surpass targets  UN chief urges support for $4bn Haiti plan Feb.23  Prison hunger striker Zapata dies Feb.12  National mourning month after earthquake Feb.6  G7 nations pledge debt relief for Haiti Jan.27  Ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile Jan.25 Donors meet to plan Haiti rebuilding. Montreal Jan.16 Clinton visits quake-hit Haitians

year 2009 Top ^

Nov.28 Commonwealth leaders back climate fund
. Trinidad & Tobago Nov.26  Commonwealth summit in targets climate Jun.4  Cuba rejects OAS membership Apr.17     Obama offers Cuba 'new beginning'   Trinidad & Tobago: President Barack Obama has said the US seeks a 'new beginning' with Cuba and an 'equal partnership' with all the nations of the Americas Apr.13  Obama eases Cuba travel restrictions Mar.2  Cuban shake-up claims key figures Jan.1  Cuba marks 50 years of revolution

year 2008 Top ^

Jun.19  EU to lift sanctions against Cuba May.16 President wins election
. Dominican Republic Apr.12  Prime minister ousted over food prices Apr.8 Rioters storm presidential palace. Haiti Mar.7   Leaders say Colombia crisis over   Dominican Republic: The presidents of Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia have shaken hands at a summit, marking the end of a crisis triggered by a cross-border rai... Feb.24   Raul Castro named president   Cuba: Raul Castro has been unanimously selected to succeed his brother Fidel as leader by National Assembly Feb.19     Castro resigns as president
  Cuba: Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president and commander in chief of the military , according to a letter published in the Granma

year 2007 Top ^

Dec.17 Fidel Castro hints at retirement
. Cuba Sep.21  Castro on TV appears gaunt but lucid Jul.26  Fidel absent as Cuba celebrates Jun.5  Castro interview focuses on past Jan.30  Castro up and talking in new video Jan.19  Chavez admits Castro gravely ill

year 2006 Top ^

Dec.26  Castro's ailment 'is not cancer' Dec.17  Castro not dying, US envoys told Dec.2 Castro misses birthday parade
. Cuba Nov.28     Castro misses birthday ceremony   Cuba: Frail Cuban leader has stayed away from the opening ceremony of his birthday celebrations in Havana on doctors' orders Oct.28  Cuba TV shows pictures of Castro Aug.14 Chavez at Castro's bedside in new photos. Cuba Aug.3  Bush calls for democracy in Cuba Jul.31   Castro hands power to brother  Cuba: President Fidel Castro was undergoing a surgery and provisionally handed over power to his younger brother Raul Apr.29 Leftist trio seals Americas pact. Cuba Feb.15 Accord names Preval winner. Haiti Feb.14  Haiti calls for election review

year 2004 Top ^

Mar.9 Latortue named as prime minister
. Haiti Mar.7  6 shot dead after anti-Aristide rally Mar.3  State of emergency declared Mar.1  Aristide: U.S. deposed him in 'coup d'etat' Feb.29   Aristide quits, flees Haiti  President resigned and left his embattled nation 'to prevent bloodshed,' according to a statement read by Prime Minister Feb.17  50 dead as crisis grows

year 2003 Top ^

May.13  US expels 14 Cuban diplomats

year 2002 Top ^

May.12 Cuba opens up for Carter


year 2000 Top ^

Jun.29 Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba

before year 2000
Jan. 1, 1959   Cuban Revolution ousted Batista
Map of Havana Cuba
  An armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement and its allies against the US-backed authoritarian government
Jan. 11, 1757     Alexander Hamilton born
Map of Charlestown Saint Kitts %26 Nevis  Saint Kitts & Nevis: A founding father of the United States, chief staff aide to General George Washington, the founder of the nation's financial system


Oxfam Haiti scandal: Suspects 'threatened' witnesses Donors meet to plan Haiti rebuilding. Montreal Martelly 'is Haiti poll winner'  Preliminary results in Haiti's presidential election show musician Michel 'Sweet Micky' Martelly has defeated ex-senator Mirlande Manigat President wins election. Dominican Republic Accord names Preval winner. Haiti Commonwealth leaders back climate fund. Trinidad & Tobago   Pope Francis holds historic talks with Russian Orthodox Patriarch   Cuba: Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill have called for restored Christian unity between the two churches at historic talks in Cu...   Cuba: Pope Francis celebrates Mass before thousands   Pope Francis has celebrated Mass in front of tens of thousands of people in the Cuban capital Havana, on his first visit to the Communist-ruled... Pope Francis urges 'freedom' for Church on Cuba visit Pope meets Raul Castro in Havana. Cuba Cuban Revolution ousted Batista Map of Havana Cuba




Caribbean, Politics Aid Timeline ... See World Aid timeline Top ^
2018
Feb.18
2010
Mar.31  UN Haiti donor pledges surpass targets
Mar.31  UN chief urges support for $4bn Haiti plan
Feb.6  G7 nations pledge debt relief for Haiti
Jan.25




Caribbean, Politics Election, Vote Timeline ... See World Election, Vote timeline Top ^
2017
Jun.11  Puerto Rico voters back becoming 51st state in referendum
Jan.3  Haiti: Jovenel Moise confirmed winner of presidential election
2015
Apr.18  Two Cuban dissidents stand in local municipal vote
2011
Apr.4
2010
Aug.20  Jean's presidential bid rejected
Aug.5  Jean announces run for presidency
2008
May.16
2006
Feb.15
Feb.14  Haiti calls for election review




Caribbean, Politics Government Timeline ... See World Government timeline Top ^
2016
May.1  Puerto Rico to default on debt payment after talks fail
2015
Jun.29  Puerto Rico governor says territory 'can't pay $72bn debt'
Apr.14  Cuba praises 'fair' US pledge on terrorism list
2009
Jun.4  Cuba rejects OAS membership




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2009
Nov.28
Nov.26  Commonwealth summit in targets climate




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2016
Feb.12
2015
Sep.20
Sep.19
May.10  Pope Francis inspires Cuba's Raul Castro towards Church
2014
Sep.23  Vatican arrests ex-envoy Wesolowski over child abuse
2012
Mar.27
Mar.26  Pope arrives in Cuba on key visit




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2011
Jan.14  Obama eases US Cuba travel rules




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2010
Dec.24  Cuba begins to publish U.S. documents




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1959
Jan. 1, 1959
  An armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement and its allies against the US-backed authoritarian government




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2009 Jan.1  Cuba marks 50 years of revolution



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2009 Apr.17   Obama offers Cuba 'new beginning'   Trinidad & Tobago: President Barack Obama has said the US seeks a 'new beginning' with Cuba and an 'equal partnership' with all the nations of the Americas 2008 Mar.7   Leaders say Colombia crisis over   Dominican Republic: The presidents of Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia have shaken hands at a summit, marking the end of a crisis triggered by a cross-border rai...



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2017 Jan.12  US visa-free residency for Cubans ends 2013 Nov.6  US hijacker returns from Cuba Apr.10  Cuba hands fugitive parents to U.S. officials 2011 Mar.17  Jean-Bertrand Aristide 'returning home' 2010 Jan.27  Ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile 2000 Jun.29 Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba




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2017 Oct.3  Puerto Rico: Trump compares Maria and Katrina deaths 2016 Mar.20   Barack Obama in Cuba at start of historic visit Map of Havana Cuba  President Barack Obama is the first sitting US president to visit since the 1959 revolution, which heralded decades of hostility 2015 Sep.20 Pope Francis meets with Fidel Castro in Cuba 2010 Jan.16 Clinton visits quake-hit Haitians 2006 Dec.17  Castro not dying, US envoys told Aug.14 Chavez at Castro's bedside in new photos. Cuba 2002 May.12 Cuba opens up for Carter



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2016 Aug.24   Colombia and Farc rebels sign historic peace agreement
Map of Havana Cuba
  Cuba: The government and the Farc rebel group have signed a historic peace accord, putting an end to more than five decades of conflict
Jun.23   Colombia Farc: Ceasefire signed to end five decades of war   Cuba: The Colombian government and the Farc rebels have signed a historic ceasefire deal, bringing them closer to ending more than five decades of... 2006 Apr.29 Leftist trio seals Americas pact. Cuba



Caribbean, Politics Embassy Timeline ... See World Embassy timeline Top ^
2017 Aug.9  Mystery as US expels two Cuban diplomats 2015 Aug.14   US flag raised over reopened Cuba embassy in Havana   The US has reopened its embassy more than 54 years after it was closed, in a step signalling the warming of ties between both countries 2003 May.13  US expels 14 Cuban diplomats



Caribbean, Politics Human Rights Timeline ... See World Human Rights timeline Top ^
2016 Mar.21 Obama and Castro spar over human rights
. Cuba 2011 Dec.23  Cuba to release 2,900 prisoners Apr.15  Rights group presses for Duvalier trial Mar.12  U.S. contractor sentenced to 15 years Feb.19  Cuba sets free dissident Hernandez Feb.12  More dissidents out of jail 2010 Jul.12  Seven freed dissidents leave for Spain Jul.7 Cuba to release 52 political prisoners  The prisoners are set to be freed and will be allowed to leave the country, Cuba's Roman Catholic church announced in a written statement May.23  Cuban prisoners 'win concessions' Feb.23  Prison hunger striker Zapata dies 2006 Aug.3  Bush calls for democracy in Cuba



Caribbean, Politics Talks Timeline ... See World Talks timeline Top ^
2015 Apr.11   Obama and Castro in historic US-Cuba meeting    Panama: US President and Cuban President have met on the fringes of the Summit of the Americas, the first formal talks in half a century Apr.9 US and Cuba hold highest-level meeting in 50 years
. Panama



Caribbean, Politics Political Sanctions Timeline ... See World Political Sanctions timeline Top ^
2016 May.1  US cruise ship travels to Cuba for first time in decades 2014 Dec.17  Castro urges US to lift Cuba embargo Dec.17 US and Cuba seek to normalise ties
  Washington: US and Cuba are to start talks to normalise diplomatic ties in a historic shift in relations between the two countries, US officials say
2009 Apr.13  Obama eases Cuba travel restrictions 2008 Jun.19  EU to lift sanctions against Cuba



Caribbean, Politics Political Leaders Timeline ... See World Political Leaders timeline Top ^
2018 Apr. 19 Raúl Castro hands over power to Miguel Díaz-Canel
Map of Havana Cuba
  Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel has been sworn in as Cuba's new president, replacing Raúl Castro who took over from his ailing brother Fidel in 2006
 Díaz-Canel had been serving as first vice-president
2015 Oct.6  Ex-UN General Assembly leader accused of pocketing $500,000 in bribes 2013 Feb.24  Cuba's Raul Castro to retire in 2018 Jan.3 Chavez battling 'severe' lung infection. Cuba 2012 Dec.30   Chavez suffers new complications  Cuba: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has suffered 'new complications' after a cancer operation in Cuba, his vice-president has said Dec.11 President Chavez's cancer surgery 'successful'. Cuba Oct.21 Fidel Castro appears in public. Cuba Feb.24  Prime minister quits after just a few months 2011 Jul.15  Chavez plans more Cuba treatment Apr.16  Raul Castro proposes Cuba term limits Jan.22  Duvalier calls for reconciliation Jan.16 'Baby Doc' Duvalier back in Haiti  The former president Jean-Claude Duvalier, has returned to the country, 25 years after he was overthrown by a popular revolt 2010 Jul.12 Castro rips U.S. in rare TV appearance. Cuba Jul.10  Rare pictures show smiling Castro 2009 Mar.2  Cuban shake-up claims key figures 2008 Apr.12  Prime minister ousted over food prices Feb.24 Raul Castro named president   Cuba: Raul Castro has been unanimously selected to succeed his brother Fidel as leader by National Assembly Feb.19   Castro resigns as president   Cuba: Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president and commander in chief of the military , according to a letter published in the Granma 2007 Dec.17 Fidel Castro hints at retirement. Cuba Sep.21  Castro on TV appears gaunt but lucid Jul.26  Fidel absent as Cuba celebrates Jun.5  Castro interview focuses on past Jan.30  Castro up and talking in new video Jan.19  Chavez admits Castro gravely ill 2006 Dec.26  Castro's ailment 'is not cancer' Dec.2 Castro misses birthday parade. Cuba Nov.28   Castro misses birthday ceremony   Cuba: Frail Cuban leader has stayed away from the opening ceremony of his birthday celebrations in Havana on doctors' orders Oct.28  Cuba TV shows pictures of Castro Jul.31   Castro hands power to brother  Cuba: President Fidel Castro was undergoing a surgery and provisionally handed over power to his younger brother Raul 2004 Mar.9 Latortue named as prime minister. Haiti Feb.29 Aristide quits, flees Haiti  President resigned and left his embattled nation 'to prevent bloodshed,' according to a statement read by Prime Minister 1886 Jan. 11, 1757   Alexander Hamilton born Map of Charlestown Saint Kitts %26 Nevis  Saint Kitts & Nevis: A founding father of the United States, chief staff aide to General George Washington, the founder of the nation's financial system



Caribbean, Politics Protest Timeline ... See World Protest timeline Top ^
2012 Mar.18  Cuban protesters held in Havana 2010 Nov.18  Anti-U.N. protests erupt in Haitian capital Nov.15 Haiti cholera protests target UN
2008 Apr.8 Rioters storm presidential palace. Haiti 2004 Mar.7  6 shot dead after anti-Aristide rally Feb.17  50 dead as crisis grows



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2010 May.23  State of emergency in Kingston



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2016 Dec.3 Crowds pay last respects to Fidel Castro in Santiago
. Cuba Nov.26 Cuba plunged into mourning for ex-leader Nov.25   Cuba's Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90 Map of Havana Cuba
  Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, his brother has said
 Fidel ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost 50 years before Raul took over in 2008. He was accused of suppressing opposition. There would now be several days of national mourning
2014 Oct.11  Former Haiti ruler Duvalier buried Oct.4 Former Haiti president Duvalier dies 2010 Feb.12  National mourning month after earthquake



Caribbean, Politics Parliament Timeline ... See World Parliament timeline Top ^
2010 Aug.7  Fidel Castro delivers rare speech