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Luis Echegoyen, famous Cuban-born chemist; Isabel Pérez Farfante, carcinologist [103] Carlos Juan Finlay (1833–1915), Cuban physician and scientist recognized as a pioneer in yellow fever research; Maria Oliva-Hemker, Cuban-born American paediatrician
Paul Lafargue, Cuban-born French Communist and son-in-law to Karl Marx; Pedro Pablo Cazañas, Cuban judge and politician; Rafael Diaz-Balart, Cuban politician and majority leader during presidency of Batista; Ramón Grau, Cuban president for two terms 1933, 1940–44; Saturnino and Mariano Lora, brothers and 19th century revolutionaries
Cuban Americans (Spanish: cubanoestadounidenses [4] or cubanoamericanos [5]) are Americans who immigrated from or are descended from immigrants from Cuba.As of 2023, Cuban Americans were the fourth largest Hispanic and Latino American group in the United States after Mexican Americans, Stateside Puerto Ricans and Salvadoran Americans.
Cuban authorities allow up to 125,000 people to depart Cuba by boat from Mariel harbor for the U.S. The Cuban and U.S. governments agree to halt the exodus in October. 7 June: U.S. President Jimmy Carter orders the U.S. Justice Department to expel any Cubans who committed "serious crimes" in Cuba. [20] 1983: 25 October
Puerto Rican people of Cuban descent (1 C, 26 P) Pages in category "American people of Cuban descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 249 total.
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz [a] (/ ˈ k æ s t r oʊ / KASS-troh, [1] Latin American Spanish: [fiˈðel aleˈxandɾo ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008.
Cuban Americans are citizens of the United States who were born in Cuba or who are of Cuban descent. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Hostilities started hours after the declaration of war when a U.S. contingent under Admiral William T. Sampson blockaded several Cuban ports. The Americans decided to invade Cuba in Oriente where the Cubans were able to co-operate. The first U.S. objective was to capture the city of Santiago de Cuba to destroy Linares' army and Cervera's fleet.