United States embargo against Cuba

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	embargo
gptkbp:affects	gptkb:U.S.-Cuba_relations Cuban economy Cuban population
gptkbp:annualUNResolution	calls for end to embargo overwhelmingly supported except by U.S. and Israel
gptkbp:cause	nationalization of U.S.-owned Cuban oil refineries without compensation
gptkbp:criticizedFor	gptkb:European_Union gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly many Latin American countries
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:U.S._Department_of_the_Treasury gptkb:U.S._Department_of_State gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Commerce gptkb:Office_of_Foreign_Assets_Control_(OFAC)
gptkbp:excludes	agricultural products medical supplies humanitarian goods
gptkbp:expandedDate	1962
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States embargo against Cuba
gptkbp:imposedBy	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:legalBasis	gptkb:Trading_with_the_Enemy_Act_of_1917 gptkb:Foreign_Assistance_Act_of_1961 gptkb:Cuban_Democracy_Act_of_1992 gptkb:Helms–Burton_Act_of_1996
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Cuba
gptkbp:nickname	el bloqueo
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Pope_Francis gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II gptkb:Amnesty_International gptkb:Human_Rights_Watch
gptkbp:notableEvent	Obama administration eased some restrictions in 2014 Biden administration maintained most restrictions Trump administration reinstated restrictions
gptkbp:prohibits	trade between U.S. and Cuba travel by U.S. citizens to Cuba (with exceptions) financial transactions with Cuba
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Cuban_Missile_Crisis gptkb:Fidel_Castro gptkb:Cuban_Revolution gptkb:Barack_Obama_administration_Cuba_policy_changes gptkb:Donald_Trump_administration_Cuba_policy_changes Joe Biden administration Cuba policy changes
gptkbp:startDate	1960
gptkbp:status	still in effect (as of 2024)
gptkbp:supportedBy	Cuban-American community some U.S. politicians
gptkbp:type	commercial embargo financial embargo economic sanction
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Cuba–United_States_thaw gptkb:Normalization_of_Cuba–US_relations
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6