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| The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries.Cuba's Communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.Cuba portrays its difficulties as the result of the US embargo in place since 1961.President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Fidel CASTRO Ruz (prime minister from February 1959 until 24 February 1976 when office was abolished; president since 2 December 1976); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Gen.Fidel CASTRO Ruz provisionally transferred power to his brother Gen.It has rolled back limited reforms undertaken in the 1990s to increase enterprise efficiency and alleviate serious shortages of food, consumer goods, and services.The average Cuban's standard of living remains at a lower level than before the downturn of the 1990s, which was caused by the loss of Soviet aid and domestic inefficiencies.Since late 2000, Venezuela has been providing Cuba oil on preferential terms, and it currently supplies about 98,000 barrels per day of petroleum products.Cuba has been paying for the oil, in part, with the services of Cuban personnel, including some 20,000 medical professionals.In 2006, high metals prices continued to boost Cuban earnings from nickel and cobalt production.Havana continued to invest in the country's energy sector to mitigate electrical blackouts that have plagued the country since 2004.Cuban pesos (CUP) for each CUC sold, or sell 25 Cuban pesos for each CUC bought; enterprises, however, must exchange CUP and CUC at a 1:1 ratio.Cuba is not interested in improving relations with the United States while President Bush is in office and will wait for a change in U.Cuba's top diplomat in the U.Deadly Turf War Over Cuban Illegals
Time.On Cuba, the U.Obama Misreads Cuban Reality
at Investor's Business Daily.Columbian times, to Spanish colonial Cuba, to the revolutionary state.Cuba relations, and more.Cuban government about the U.Cuba commercial, economic, and political relations.One of Cuba's most distinctive features is its fleet of antique cars.With Fidel Castro in failing health, what does the future hold for this microcosm of the Cuban economy?Castro's Cuba AP
Castro Cedes Power at The N.Noticias In Depth: Fidel Castro and Cuba (in Spanish)
Y!Castro hats all the rage in Cuba
BBC News Video via Yahoo!Ban threat for Cuba boxers
BBC News Video via Yahoo!En Cuba no hubo cambios.An error (500 Internal Server Error) has occured in response to this request. |
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