Miguel Díaz-Canel
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- Sep 9
Iceland summons US ambassador after Donald Trump shares map annexing island and neighbours
Iceland summoned the United States ambassador after Donald Trump published a map depicting Iceland, Greenland, Canada, and Mexico under the American flag, prompting international pushback from Reykjavik to Mexico City.
- Aug 13
Cuba marks Fidel Castro's 100th birthday amid deepening economic crisis and US oil embargo
Cuba commemorated the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro's birth on August 13 with weeklong events, as the island faces power outages exceeding 20 hours a day and a US oil embargo imposed in January.
- Jul 27
Díaz-Canel calls US policy a 'coldly calculated genocide' and likens officials to Nazis in Moncada speech
Speaking in Pinar del Río on the 73rd anniversary of the Moncada assault, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel accused the United States of a 'coldly calculated genocide' and likened its officials to Nazis, days after new sanctions targeted the island's medical missions.
- Jul 11
Five years after Cuba's 11-J protests, hundreds still imprisoned as regime clings to power amid blackouts and mass exodus
On the fifth anniversary of the July 2021 uprising, at least 300 demonstrators remain behind bars according to Amnesty International, while the island endures prolonged blackouts and a population decline from 11 million to under 10 million.
- Jun 21
Ramiro Valdés, last commander of the Cuban Revolution and Castro ally, dies at 94
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a key figure of the Cuban Revolution, former vice president, and founder of Cuba's intelligence services, died Sunday at 94. President Miguel Díaz-Canel said his death felt 'like the loss of a father.'
- Jun 21
Ramiro Valdés, revolutionary commander who built Cuba's intelligence apparatus, dies at 94
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, one of the last surviving commanders of the 1959 Cuban revolution and the founder of the island's feared G2 intelligence service, died in Havana on Sunday at the age of 94.
- Jun 18
Cuba proposes sweeping market reforms to rescue economy under US sanctions
Cuban PM Manuel Marrero presented 176 reform measures to the National Assembly on Thursday, backed by the Communist Party and former leader Raúl Castro, aiming to privatize state firms and attract foreign investment to survive crushing US economic pressure.
- Jun 12
Cuba announces sweeping economic reforms as Díaz-Canel declares 'times when change is necessary'
President Miguel Díaz-Canel surprised Cuba with a broad package of market-oriented reforms, citing 'exigencies of current times' while under a tightening US blockade and a deepening economic crisis.
- Jun 4
US sanctions Cuba's president and Castro family, Trump hints at 'taking over' the island
The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and members of the Castro family, escalating a months-long pressure campaign that has seen foreign firms flee the island and prompted warnings of a humanitarian crisis.
