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Outcome. Around 125,000 Cubans and 25,000 Haitians arrive in the United States. The Mariel boatlift (Spanish: éxodo del Mariel) was a mass emigration of Cubans who traveled from Cuba 's Mariel Harbor to the United States between April 15 and October 31, 1980. The term "Marielito" is used to refer to these refugees in both Spanish and English.
The United States foreign policy during the presidency of Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) was dominated by the Cold War, a period of sustained geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. Upon taking office, Carter reoriented U.S. foreign policy towards a new emphasis on human rights, democratic values, nuclear non ...
Recorded January 4, 1980. James Earl Carter Jr.(born October 1, 1924) is an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United Statesfrom 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 76th governor of Georgiafrom 1971 to 1975, and a Georgia state senatorfrom 1963 to 1967.
President Jimmy Carter had recently accepted Cuban refugees from the Mariel boatlift to enter the United States. The Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center had previously been used as a detention center for Vietnamese refugees and Carter negotiated with Arkansas governor Bill Clinton for the use of the center to process Cuban refugees. At first ...
Domestic discontent in Cuba. In 1978 negotiations known as El Diálogo (The Dialogue) occurred between Cuban exile groups and the Cuban government that resulted in the release of political prisoners. The dialogue came after increasing calls for better diplomatic relations to Cuba from young Cuban American groups, and US President Jimmy Carter ...
Jason Carter, 49, compared his ailing grandfather’s humility to Harris’ values. “For my grandfather, it was never about fame, recognition, accolades or awards. His legacy is measured by the ...
1 killed, 1 wounded. 301 killed. Operation Uphold Democracy was a multinational military intervention designed to remove the military regime led and installed by Raoul Cédras after the 1991 Haitian coup d'état overthrew the elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The operation was effectively authorized by the 31 July 1994 United Nations ...
Former President Jimmy Carter turns 100 on Oct. 1, and Plains has prepared a day of live music in celebration of Carter’s life and legacy. The birthday celebration features performances from six ...