2024 in Cuba
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This article covers events in the year 2024 in Cuba.
Incumbents
- First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel
- President of Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel
Events
February
- February 2 – Economy minister and concurrent deputy prime minister Alejandro Gil Fernández is dismissed by President Miguel Díaz-Canel amid an ongoing economic crisis.[1] Díaz-Canel subsequently announces a criminal investigation against Gil for unspecified offenses.[2]
- February 14 – Cuba and South Korea establish diplomatic relations after exchanging letters via their United Nations representatives.[3]
March
- March 17 – 2024 Cuban protests: Hundreds of protestors in several cities demonstrate against food shortages, electricity outages and political repression.[4]
- May 15 – The United States removes Cuba from its list of countries deemed less than fully cooperative against violent groups.[5]
October
- October 18 – 2024 Cuba blackout: The entire national power grid affecting more than 10 million citizens fails after the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant collapses.[6][7]
- October 20 – Hurricane Oscar makes landfall near Baracoa,[8] killing at least seven people.[9]
November
- November 6 – Hurricane Rafael makes landfall near Playa Majana, Artemisa Province, causing a nationwide blackout.[10]
- November 10 – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits near Bartolomé Masó, causing shaking across the east of the country.[11]
December
- December 4 – 2024 Cuba blackout: The entire national power grid affecting more than 10 million citizens fails after the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant collapses again.[12]
- December 30 – Raul Ernesto Cruz, a Salvadoran national convicted for his role in the 1997 Cuba hotel bombings, is released after serving a 30-year prison sentence.[13]
Art and entertainment
Holidays
Source:[14]
- January 1 – Liberation Day
- January 2 – Victoria Day
- March 29 – Good Friday
- May 1 – Labour Day
- July 25–27 – Day of the National Rebellion
- October 10 – Independence Day
- December 25 – Christmas Day
Deaths
- January 1 – Marcia Garbey, 74, Olympic long jumper (1968, 1972).[15]
- January 2 – Osvaldo Lara, 68, Olympic sprinter (1980).[16]
- January 22 – Maricet Espinosa, 34, Olympic judoka (2016).[17]
- July 22 – Lucía Chacón Hechavarría, 112, supercentenarian.[18]
See also
References
- ^ Colome, Carla Gloria (12 February 2024). "Sacking of Cuba's Economy Minister exposes the country's state of collapse". El Pais. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Cuba's president says fired economy minister being investigated by police and attorney general". Associated Press. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Cuba Restores Ties With South Korea After 65 Years". Barron's. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ Oppmann, Patrick (2024-03-18). "Cuba sees rare protests amid power cuts and food shortages". CNN. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ Knickmeyer, Ellen (16 May 2024). "State Department removes Cuba from short list of countries deemed uncooperative on counterterrorism". Associated Press. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Grant, Will (18 October 2024). "Cuba suffers nationwide blackout after main power plant fails". BBC News. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Country-wide blackout in Cuba after national electric grid goes offline". ABC News. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in Cuba amid crippling power outage". Al Jazeera. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed 7". Associated Press. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Hurricane Rafael knocks out Cuba's power grid and heads into the Gulf on a much different path". CNN. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts". Associated Press. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Millions without power as Cuba hit by another nationwide blackout". Al Jazeera. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Cuba frees man who participated in 1997 attacks on hotels in Havana, orchestrated by Cuban exiles". Associated Press. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Cuba Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Falleció la exatleta Marcia Garbey, finalista olímpica en Munich 1972". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ Aportela, José Alberto Portela (2024-01-02). "SOLO Y OLVIDADO: Falleció destacado ex velocista cubano". SwingCompleto (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Alejandro (2024-01-22). "Falleció a los 34 años la judoca cubana Maricet Espinosa | Cuba Noticias 360". CubaNoticias360 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ Oldest Person in Cuba Passes Away at 112
External links
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