As soon as Spain opened Cuba's ports up to foreign ships, a great sugar boom began that lasted until the 1880s.

Cuba's present foreign minister is Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.

As the economy of the Soviet Union fell into a decline during the 1990s, the People's Republic of China has emerged as a new a key partner for Cuba's foreign relations and the guardian of socialist countries around the world.

This situation came to an end on 3 June 2009, when foreign ministers assembled in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, for the OAS's 39th General Assembly, passed a vote to lift Cuba's suspension from the OAS.

Aspects of Cuba's foreign policy

Rider attached to the Army Appropriations Bill of 1901 designed to protect Cuba's independence from foreign intervention.

Cuba's foreign policy has been scaled back and redirected as a result of economic hardship after the collapse of the Soviet bloc.

Cuba's present foreign minister is Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.

In the course of the investigation, it was revealed that the CIA, going back to the Kennedy administration, had plotted the assassination of a number of foreign leaders, including Cuba's Fidel Castro.

Women in Cuba had been elected to Cuba's House of Representatives and Senate, serving as mayors, judges, cabinet members, municipal counselors, and members of the Cuban foreign service.

The action followed a meeting between the Spanish ambassador and Cuba's foreign minister.

The SWP views the Cuban Revolution and the Cuban Communist Party more sympathetically than do some other currents from the Trotskyist tradition, stressing the alleged vanguard role of Cuba's foreign policy and the alleged ability of socialists to learn from Cuba about building a socialist society

Like other countries in Oceania, Solomon Islands is a beneficiary of Cuban medical aid ; bilateral relations between Havana and Honiara must be viewed within the scope of Cuba's regional policy in Oceania.

Like other countries in Oceania, Tuvalu is a beneficiary of Cuban medical aid ; bilateral relations between Funafuti and Havana must be viewed within the scope of Cuba's regional policy in Oceania.

Nonetheless, while taking some steps to allow limited economic exchanges with Cuba, President Barack Obama recently reaffirmed the policy, stating that without improved human rights and freedoms by Cuba's current government, the embargo remains " in the national interest of the United States.

In late 2010, Fidel Castro, who no longer holds office in Cuba's government, stated that he considers Israel has a ' right to exist ', which is a shift from his regime's earlier policy.

Cuba's policy on religion has changed much since 1959, when religious Cubans were persecuted and could be denied jobs or an education by the government.

Cuba has also purchased from China a wide range of items including bicycles, rice cookers, energy-saving lightbulbs and diesel-electric locomotives with the aim of providing a boost to Cuba's national infrastructure.

" Cuba has also lent support to the prominent Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) and the lesser-known Marxist-Leninist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( PFLP ) both received training from Cuba's General Intelligence Directorate, as well as financial and diplomatic support from the Cuban government.

She has been syncretized with Our Lady of Charity ( La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre ), Cuba's patroness.

Zarzuela has the distinction of providing Cuba's first recordings: the soprano Chalía Herrera ( 1864 – 1968 ) made, outside Cuba, the first recordings by a Cuban artist.

The " Buena Vista Social Club " name became an umbrella term to describe these performances and releases, and has been likened to a brand label that encapsulates Cuba's " musical golden age " between the 1930s and 1950s.

Los Van Van has consistently managed to adapt its style to the times, and remains, after 35 years, Cuba's most popular dance band.

While Cuba has partnered with Chinese companies to drill in the Florida Straits, no Chinese company has been involved in Cuba's oil exploration that close to the United States.

Fidel Castro's belief in socialism and the benefits of sports ( he loves and has played baseball ) has resulted in Cuba's relative international success for a population of 11 million in sporting events such as the Olympic Games.

Cuba's government has purchased a considerable number of Geely vehicles.

Israel, despite ranking as one of Cuba's leading trading partners ( and thus a violator of the Helms-Burton Act ), is the only country that routinely joins the U. S. in voting against the resolution as has Palau every year since 2004 to 2008.

As the longest-serving jailed black dissident when he we was released, he has been referred to as Cuba's Nelson Mandela.

Lawford told Australian interviewers that he has been trying to make a film about the 1962 Cuban missile crisis from Cuba's perspective but that he has been stymied by the U. S. blockade.

This music and dance form has become totally assimilated into Cuba's musical heritage and has been used in many film soundtracks in the US and Mexico.

Cuba's national legislature, the National Assembly of People's Power, has 609 members who sit for five-year terms.

Of Cuba's vintage American cars, many have been modified with newer engines, disc brakes and other parts, often scavenged from Soviet cars, and most bear the marks of decades of use.

These plans have been condemned by the Cuban Government, who accuses the United States of meddling in Cuba's affairs.

Because of Cuba's political situation, the country had been isolated from American musicians for nearly 20 years when Dizzy visited.

Cases had also been filed against the leaders of many other countries, such as Iraq and Israel, and Cuba's Fidel Castro.

Cuba's young revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, had been in regular contact with the KGB since 1956.

Ros-Lehtinen's maternal grandparents were Sephardic Jews from Turkey who had been active in Cuba's Jewish community.

Changuito's rhythmic contributions coincided with Formell's maturation as a songwriter and LVV launched into a six year period which alone would have been sufficient to establish them as one of Cuba's most important bands.

Many attempts have been made by the United States to overthrow Cuba's government, often by using Cuban exiles as proxies.

Cuba's annexation had long been a goal of U. S. expansionists, particularly as the U. S. set its sights southward following the admission of California to the Union.

Regardless that Masferrer had been a Communist supporter, after Fidel Castro took over Cuba's presidency on January 9, 1959, Masferrer had to abandon the island, because Castro accused him of stealing US $ 10 million.

This visit marked an improvement in relations between the countries, which had been strained for three years due to Canadian concerns about Cuba's human rights practices.

" In a reference to the Cuban MiG pilot's understanding that the aircraft they were attacking were the same ones that had been repeatedly and continuously flying off Cuba's coast, they also transmitted the following, " He won't give us any more fucking trouble.

No migration talks have been held since January 2004, however, because the State Department cancelled them due to Cuba's refusal to discuss the following key issues:

The largest immediate impact was the loss of nearly all of the petroleum imports from the USSR ; Before this, Cuba had been re-exporting any Soviet petroleum it did not consume to other nations for profit, meaning that petroleum had been Cuba's second largest export product before 1990.