2016 in Cuba

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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Cuba.

Incumbents

  • First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba: Raúl Castro
    • Second Secretary: José Ramón Machado Ventura
  • President of the Council of State: Raúl Castro
    • First Vice President: Miguel Díaz-Canel

Events

  • 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

  • November 25 – Fidel Castro, Former President of Cuba (b. 1926).[3]

References

  1. ^ Human Rights Watch (2017-01-12), "Cuba: Events of 2016", Share this via Facebook, retrieved 2024-03-05
  2. ^ Ramírez, Roberto (3 August 2016). "Cuban flag flying in Rio". Granma. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro dead at 90". Al Jazeera. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

See also

  • Cuba at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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