2014 in Cuba

none 2014 The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Cuba. Incumbents First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba: Raúl Castro Second Secretary: José Ramón Machado Ventura President of the Council of State: Raúl Castro First Vice President: Miguel Díaz-Canel Events January January 9 - A 5.1 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Straits of Florida about 112 miles east of Havana swaying medium rise buildings in city.http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/1/9/earthquake_south_of_.html 5.1-magnitude earthquake off Cuba coast sways buildings in Havana 9 January 2014 3 January 2015 February February 11 - Talks between Cuba and the European Union occur on restoring ties.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-26123441 EU agrees to launch negotiations with Cuba 11 February 2014 3 January 2015 July July 1 - The United States imposes a record $9 billion fine on BNP Paribas for helping clients bypass sanctions against Cuba, Iran, and Sudan. The bank is also barred from certain US dollar dominated transactions for one year.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bnp-paribas-settlement-idUSKBN0F52HA20140701 U.S. imposes record fine on BNP in sanctions warning to banks 1 July 2014 3 January 2015 July 16 - Russia and Cuba agree on reopening the biggest Soviet era espionage base outside of Russia.https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-is-reportedly-reopening-its-spy-base-in-cuba-2014-7 Russia Is Reportedly Reopening Its Spy Base In Cuba 16 July 2014 3 January 2015 September September 12 - Cuba announces plans to send 165 medical staff to West Africa to help combat the Ebola virus outbreak that has claimed more than 2,400 lives.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/13/world/africa/ebola-who-africa.html Ebola Outpaces Global Response, W.H.O. Says 12 September 2014 3 January 2015 November November 13 - Cuba defends North Korea by circulating an amendment to a European-Japanese draft resolution recommending the referral of North Korea to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-northkorea-un-cuba-idUKKCN0IW2QE20141112 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306101424/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-northkorea-un-cuba-idUKKCN0IW2QE20141112 dead March 6, 2016 Stung by sanctions scandal, Cuba defends North Korea at U.N. 13 November 2014 3 January 2015 December December 17 - The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them 55 years ago. An American embassy will open in Havana and talks to lift the embargo will begin.http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2014/12/17/alan-gross-released-from-cuban-prison.html Obama Announces New Era for U.S., Cuba 17 December 2014 3 January 2015 December 18 - A former US intelligence officer identifies Rolando "Rollie" Sarraff Trujillo as the Cuban Interior Ministry spy for the US Central Intelligence Agency, who was swapped in exchange for members of the Cuban Five.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/cia-spy-sent-u-s-swap-identified-mole-cuban-interior-n271156 CIA Spy Sent to U.S. in Swap Identified as Mole in Cuban Interior Ministry 18 December 2014 3 January 2015 References 2014 in Category:Years of the 21st century in Cuba Cuba Cuba Category:2010s in Cuba