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 ...

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.

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.

1 day ago · The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, launched a harsh critique against the regimes of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, accusing them of systematic human rights violations, political repression, and being responsible for instability in the region. His statements were made during a press conference as part of his tour across several countries, including the Dominican Republic, where he ...

Jul 3, 2024 · CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two Russian naval ships docked Tuesday in the Venezuelan port of La Guaira after exercises in the Atlantic Ocean that Moscow said were to “show the flag” in remote, important regions, and an initial stopover in Cuba.

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

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 5, 2019 · Cuba has been providing Venezuela with hundreds of doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers, and other professionals since 2000, when Chavez agreed to supply Cuba with discounted oil.

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...

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.