Cuba

20 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Cuba, 1959 CE to 2025 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

20th century

4 entries, 1959 CE to 1959 CE

1959January 2 - As Castro's rebel forces rolled into Havana, the 32-year-old leader named Dr. Manuel Urrutia Lleo as President of Cuba.Cuba source
1959January 7 - Cuba's new government announced the first executions of former officials of Fulgencio Batista. Ten officers were executed at Santiago including Col. Arcadio Casillas, who oversaw Santiago. The same day, the United States recognized the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.Cuba source
1959January 7 - Cuba's new government announced the first executions of former officials of Fulgencio Batista. Ten officers were executed at Santiago including Col. Arcadio Casillas, who oversaw Santiago. The same day, the United States recognized the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.Cuba source
1959January 12 - In the largest mass execution of former officials since Castro's victory, Cuban communists shot 71 supporters of Fulgencio Batista over a seven-hour period, then buried them in a mass grave.Cuba source

21st century

16 entries, 2014 CE to 2025 CE

2014February 11 - Talks between Cuba and the European Union occur on restoring ties.Cuba source
2014July 1 - The United States imposes a record $9 billion fine on BNP Paribas for helping clients bypass sanctions against Cuba, Iran, and Sudan. The bank is also barred from certain US dollar dominated transactions for one year.Cuba source
2014September 12 - Cuba announces plans to send 165 medical staff to West Africa to help combat the Ebola virus outbreak that has claimed more than 2,400 lives.Cuba source
2014December 18 - A former US intelligence officer identifies Rolando "Rollie" Sarraff Trujillo as the Cuban Interior Ministry spy for the US Central Intelligence Agency, who was swapped in exchange for members of the Cuban Five.Cuba source
2014January 9 - A 5.1 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Straits of Florida about 112 miles east of Havana swaying medium rise buildings in city.Cuba source
2015May 29 - Cuba is officially removed from the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list.Cuba source
2015April 10 - Cuba debuts in the Summit of the Americas on its seventh edition.Cuba source
2016March 21 - President Barack Obama made a state visit to Cuba.Cuba source
201821 April – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is the first foreign leader to meet with President Miguel Díaz-Canel.Cuba source
201818 May – Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 crashes shortly after takeoff from the José Martí International Airport, killing all but one of the 113 people on board.Cuba source
20201 September – U.S. President Donald Trump orders Marriott Hotels & Resorts to close its operations in Cuba.Cuba source
2021January 1 – The United States adds Banco Financiero International SA (BFI) to the Cuba Restricted List. The Trump administration is considering adding Cuba to its list of state-sponsored terrorism.Cuba source
2022August 9 - Matanzas oil storage facility explosion: Firefighters in Cuba bring a catastrophic fire at an oil terminal in Matanzas under control after it burned out of control for five consecutive days, destroying 40% of the country's main fuel storage facility and causing widespread blackouts.Cuba source
2024February 2 – Economy minister and concurrent deputy prime minister Alejandro Gil Fernández is dismissed by First Secretary Miguel Díaz-Canel amid an ongoing economic crisis. Díaz-Canel subsequently announces a criminal investigation against Gil for unspecified offenses.Cuba source
2024November 10 – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits near Bartolomé Masó, causing shaking across the east of the country.Cuba source
2025March 14 – A systems failure at the Diezmero electric substation outside Havana causes a nationwide blackout.Cuba source