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  SSHL: Latin American Election Statistics: Cuba: Elections and events 1990-2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cuba 1995-96: "The unwieldy party bureaucracy was streamlined in 1990 as part of the process of 'perfecting' the party in the run-up to its congress...The formal proscription on homosexuals and religious believers joining the party was abolished as well" (page 8).
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico 1991, 4: "Despite regular official reminders during the long series of preparatory debates leading up to the congress that the one party system of government, enshrined in the present constitution of Cuba, was not up for discussion, it was this issue that attracted the most attention and speculation.
Cuba 1992-93: The "National Assembly elections, in October 1992, will be the first in which deputies are elected by direct, secret ballot, and in which declared opponents of the Communist Party may stand-albeit in an individual capacity, not as representatives of parties or organisations" (page 7).
dodgson.ucsd.edu /las/cuba/1990-2001.htm   (10938 words)

  
 Cuba
Cuba is a multiracial society with a population of mainly Spanish and African origins.
Cuba is a totalitarian state controlled by President Fidel Castro, who is Chief of State, Head of Government, First Secretary of the Communist Party (PCC), and commander in chief of the armed forces.
The Organization of American States Cuba is a memeber of the OAS, however by resolution of the Eigth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1962) the current Government of Cuba has been excluded from participation in the OAS.
www.onlinelearning.net /instructors/smurr/LatAm/Carib/cuba.html   (14293 words)

  
 Why The US Fears Cuba
Echoing President Bush's dismissal of Cuban-style socialism as a "relic", the Miami Herald pronounced the revolution "dead in the water" at the weekend.
The Telegraph called the island "the lost cause that is Cuba", while the Independent on Sunday thought the Cuban dream "as old and fatigued as Fidel himself" and a BBC reporter claimed that, by embracing tourism, "the revolution has simply replaced one elite with another".
But those relying on the death of Castro (the "biological solution") to restore Cuba swiftly to its traditional proprietors may be disappointed, while the Iraq imbroglio may have checked the US neo-conservatives' enthusiasm for military intervention against a far more popular regime in Cuba.
www.countercurrents.org /cuba-milne010803.htm   (839 words)

  
 LA NUEVA CUBA
Cuba policy is important to President George W. Bush's political fortunes — and those of his brother, Florida Governor Jeb Bush — because of the influence of the staunchly anti-Castro Cuban American community in Florida.
Administration officials say they believe that there are dozens of foreign terrorists in Cuba and that they receive special treatment from the government, making their lives more comfortable than those of ordinary Cubans.
Noting that Cuba had a network of terrorist training camps as recently as the 1980s, they say they suspect the foreigners may be receiving military and intelligence training as well.
www.lanuevacuba.com /archivo/notic-02-8-1417.htm   (909 words)

  
 Center for a Free Cuba - Should American Taxpayers Subsidize Fidel Castro?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
President Bush announced his “U.S. Initiative for a New Cuba” on May 20, 2002, and declared that, “Cuban purchases of U.S. agricultural goods...
Trade with Cuba does not represent trade with Cuban business owners, entrepreneurs or consumers; Trade with Cuba is trade with the Castro government itself, which monopolizes virtually all enterprises and exploits Cuban workers as their sole employer.
And forcing American taxpayers to subsidize Cuba, which has seen a 92% decrease in foreign investment (from $488 million in 2000 to $39 million in 2001) is a leap from a precipice trumping Enron and Worldcom combined.
www.cubacenter.org /media/recent_briefs/subsidize.html   (1449 words)

  
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Mary’s students in Cuba to study its economy 3/17/03 Express News, San Antonio: "Fourteen St. Mary's University students are in Cuba this week examining the island's economy in the wake of 40 years of socialism, isolation and the recent influx of U.S. tourists and business interests.
Cuba gains popularity as study destination 1/22/03 Badger Herald, Madison: "Cuba, a United States adversary since an embargo was placed on the island 40 years ago, is gaining growing attention from U.S. students looking to study overseas.
Students demand canceled Cuba field trips be resumed 11/27/02 California Aggie: "Students preparing to study abroad in Cuba in the coming months were notified in early November to cancel their plans because of increased costs to the programs.
www.afrocubaweb.com /news/cubaedu.htm   (1661 words)

  
 It Shines For All: Cuba Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
"Cuba's Communist daily published new photographs of ailing leader Fidel Castro on Monday, showing him in bed on his 80th birthday during a visit with his brother Raul and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez," the AP reports.
"Cuba's vice president and Venezuela's leader gave optimistic assessments of Fidel Castro's health, saying the Cuban president was recovering quickly from intestinal surgery and could be expected back at work within a few weeks," the AP reports.
President George W Bush on Monday approved the $80m fund which he said would help boost democracy in Cuba.
www.shinesforall.com /archives/cuba/index.html   (7625 words)

  
 NET FOR CUBA INTERNATIONAL - WELCOME!
OAS unit blasts Cuba for rights violations; The human rights branch of the Organization of American States condemned Cuba for the arrest of 75 dissidents and for three killings, the first specific condemnation in seven years.
HAVANA, CUBA – November 2 (Carlos Serpa Maceira, Sindical Press, Information Bridge Cuba Miami/Puenteinfocub amiami.org) - As part of the effort to promote independent journalism in the island, a new branch of the Information Bridge Cuba Miami press bureau was constituted in Manicaragua a municipality of the Villa Clara province.
Despite the official claims from the communist regime in Cuba that the tyrant Fidel Castro is recovering, and could soon return to power, the reality on the ground is that he has terminal cancer, as a TIME article wrote quoting US intelligence officials, and will never see his throne again.
www.netforcuba.org   (2034 words)

  
 Caribbean Net News: Cuba
Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday he was disappointed that Fidel Castro, the ailing leader of communist Cuba, had missed his chance to implement a "democratic opening." Lula, a former union leader, visited Cuba in September 2004.
At the top of the list, of course, is President George W. Bush, whom Chavez recently described as "the devil" in a speech to the UN General Assembly.
Cuba accused the United States of double standards on Wednesday after a judge recommended releasing a Cuban exile accused of the 1976 bombing of an airliner in the same week it mourned the September 11 attacks.
www.caribbeannetnews.com /cuba/cuba.htm   (3557 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Fidel Castro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Castro was educated at Jesuit schools in Cuba, including the La Salle private school in Santiago de Cuba and the Colegio Belén in Havana, graduating in 1945.
When the US-owned refineries in Cuba refused to process the oil, they were expropriated, and the United_States^ broke off diplomatic relations with the Castro government soon afterwards.
To the concern of the Eisenhower administration, Cuba began to establish closer ties with the Soviet Union.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/fidel_castro   (5258 words)

  
 Cubasource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Description: AI adds four new prisoners of conscience to a list of 75 after the March 2003 crackdown on dissidents.
Provides a list of 71 prisoners of conscience, including their sentences, dates of arrest and prisons where they are located.
The ICDC, headed by former Czech president, Vaclav Havel, is composed of former presidents and high officials, as well as parliamentarians from Europe, Latin America, United States and Canada.
www.cubasource.org /listings/144_e.asp   (340 words)

  
 Congressman Charles B. Rangel - (NY15) - Rangel Introduces Legislation To Normalize Trade Relations With Cuba   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Many discussed how increased trade relations can send a message to the people and leadership of communist countries about the benefits of freedom and the strengths of America’s economy and society.
The legislation also calls on the President to take any appropriate actions in the World Trade Organization to restore full trading relations with Cuba, once the legislation is passed.
A clear majority of Americans want our policy towards Cuba to be consistent with our policy towards other nations.
www.house.gov /apps/list/speech/ny15_rangel/cbrcubantr.html   (369 words)

  
 PresidentS Resource
President Grover Cleveland's 159th Birthday Celebrationat Buffalo State College on March 18, 1996.
Harrison's house in Indianapolis, IN Fort Benjamin Harrison
The National Trust maintains the Woodrow Wilson House Museum, in Washington, D.C. as a continuous memorial to President Wilson.
www.ibiblio.org /lia/president/pressites/PresidentS-list2.html   (815 words)

  
 List of Presidents of Cuba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This page contains a list of presidents of Cuba.
1.1 President of the Republic of Cuba (Under the 1901, 1934 and 1935 Constitution rule)
[edit] President of the Republic of Cuba (Under the 1901, 1934 and 1935 Constitution rule)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Cuba   (217 words)

  
 Cuba & Castro
Alternative agriculture works: the case of Cuba Alternative farming is an effective way of solving food problems in a country, as exemplified by the recent experience of Cuba.
Cuba and the World A link page to many articles on Cuban relations with the rest of the world
Kennedy Outlines U.S. Response An audio file of President Kennedy telling the public about the actions the U.S. took to blockade Cuba.
www.casahistoria.net /cuba.htm   (1841 words)

  
 Presidents - List of Items - MSN Encarta
Presidents - List of Items - MSN Encarta
President of the United States (office of the presidency)
Cuban president and dictator Fulgencio Batista ruled Cuba openly or from behind the scenes from 1933, when he became army chief of staff in a...
encarta.msn.com /refedlist_210005855_2.45/Franjo_Tudjman.html   (42 words)

  
 SAMPLE ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY (CUBA)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The list of sore points in Cuban-American relations is long: the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the widely circulated but unsubstantiated rumors of Fidel Castro’s involvement in John Kennedy’s murder.
The U.S. should finally lift sanctions against Cuba in order to reduce the island’s poverty, improve the image of the United States among Cubans, and promote democratic reforms within the country.
The U.S. is seen as the rich nation to the north--more specifically, the rich, selfish nation to the north, the one which freezes Cuba out of international commerce.
www.siue.edu /~smoiles/cuba2.html   (1018 words)

  
 American Presidents Links
Lists of facts about presidents organizaed by categories.
This site includes everything from birth and death dates to which presidents were left-handed.
The Library of Congress site with biographies of every president and first lady, with portraits, plus a variety of other information.
www.suite101.com /links.cfm/presidents_and_first_ladies   (209 words)

  
 History of Cuba - Opening Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The mission of this site is to provide a clear and detailed journey through the themes, concepts, people and ideas that make up Cuban history.
Cuban presidents, the 1950s, the 1960s, the invasion at Bay of Pigs and the missile crisis.
The Contents page provides a complete list of available articles, notes, images and timelines, and the Site Index contains an alphabetical list of everything available on the site.
historyofcuba.com /cuba.htm   (205 words)

  
 Saul Landau: Cuba High on Neo-Con Hit List
In December 2003, Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi narrowed the possibilities by removing his nation from competition when he eschewed nuclear, chemical and biological weapons ambitions and invited UN inspectors to Tripoli.
By repeating cliches about US motives being noble and democratic while Presidents authorize illegal wars and overthrows of foreign governments, the Administration induces the mass media to follow the line whatever it is; at least temporarily.
National security officials leaked to a U.S. News and World Report journalist (Oct 6, 2003) material to "prove" that Castro's friend, President Chavez, was using Cuba as his model and had invited Islamic terrorists to train in camps in Venezuela.
www.counterpunch.org /landau01302004.html   (1950 words)

  
 Flake (AZ06) - Press Release - Congressman Flake Withdraws Amendment Lifting Cuba Travel Ban   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Speaker, for the past four years I have stood to offer this same amendment, an amendment to restore the basic right of Americans to travel to Cuba.
The Flake amendment has, for the past three years, enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the Congress, and for good reason.
“I want to thank those members of Congress on both sides of the aisle who are working so hard for a more effective and reasonable Cuba policy — those who believe that promoting freedom in Cuba is best achieved by giving Americans more freedom.
www.house.gov /apps/list/press/az06_flake/040914_Cuba.html   (591 words)

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