2024 Cuban protests
On 17 March 2024, protests began in Cuba, primarily in the city of Santiago de Cuba, the country's second largest city, in protest of food shortages and power outages in particular.
| 2024 Cuban protests | |||
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| Date | 17 March 2024 – 18 March 2024 | ||
| Location | Cuba | ||
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| Status | Ongoing
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No centralized leadership Miguel Díaz-Canel | |||
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| Arrested | 3 | ||
The country experienced what was described as the worst living crisis since the early 1990s. The government blames the U.S. embargo, which it refers to as a "blockade", imposed since the arrival of the Communist Party to power. Cuba accused the U.S. of stirring up unrest, an accusation the United States has denied.
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