In January 1962, Venezuela voted to expel Cuba from the Organization of American States (OAS) and in July 1964 successfully petitioned to have OAS sanctions imposed on Cuba after the discovery of arms cache on a Venezuelan beach the previous November, dropped by Cubans for use by the Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN) guerrillas ...

Aug 22, 2019 · Imposing surveillance, fear and repression, Cuba helped Venezuela revamp its armed forces and military intelligence service.

Jun 16, 2014 · Over the past 15 years, Venezuela and Cuba have become close allies both economically and politically. In this policy brief, Ted Piccone and Harold Trinkunas detail the two countries’ growing...

Aug 15, 2024 · The findings of the CASLA Institute report align with those of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela, established by the UN Human Rights Council, which revealed that Cuba trained Venezuelan military personnel to punish dissent.

Jan 21, 2025 · The president sought to end a program that allowed migrants fleeing Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti to fly into the United States and remain in the country for up to two years. By Hamed ...

CUBA-VENEZUELA RELATIONS 1 Contemporary Cuban-Venezuelan relations blossomed in the late 1990s, due in large part to the close mentor-pupil relationship between then-presidents Fidel Castro Ruz and Hugo Chávez Frías. Their affinity grew into an ideological and then strategic partnership. Today,

Feb 12, 2020 · These two essays explore Cuban-Venezuelan relations during the past 20 years and the evolving relations between Cuba and Venezuela within the context of the Caribbean Basin and the United States.

Oct 18, 2019 · The origins of the Cuba-Venezuela relationship can be traced back to two events of the 1990s: the “Special Period” in Cuba and the election of Hugo Chávez as president of Venezuela. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Havana lost its primary economic and security benefactor and experienced widespread food and fuel shortages.

May 17, 2019 · MACHURUCUTO, Venezuela (AP) — For all the heated talk coming from Washington about President Nicolás Maduro being a Cuban puppet, there was a time when Cuban troops really did try to take control of Venezuela — or …

Dec 2, 2024 · Cuba Expresses Solidarity with Venezuela and Condemns New US Sanctions. In a significant step towards consolidating cooperation between Venezuela and Cuba, letters of intent were signed by various companies from both countries during an official event held in Caracas.