2016 in Cuba
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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Cuba.
Incumbents
[edit]- First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba: Raúl Castro
- Second Secretary: José Ramón Machado Ventura
- President of the Council of State: Raúl Castro
Events
[edit]- March 21 - President Barack Obama made a state visit to Cuba.[1]
- August 5–21 - 62 athletes from Cuba competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
Deaths
[edit]- November 25 – Fidel Castro, Former President of Cuba (b. 1926).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Human Rights Watch (2017-01-12), "Cuba: Events of 2016", Share this via Facebook, retrieved 2024-03-05
- ^ Ramírez, Roberto (3 August 2016). "Cuban flag flying in Rio". Granma. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro dead at 90". Al Jazeera. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
See also
[edit] Years in Cuba (1741–present) | |
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