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*The Cuban exodus is the mass emigration of Cubans from the island of Cuba after the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Throughout the exodus millions of Cubans from diverse social positions within Cuban society became disillusioned with life in Cuba and decided to emigrate in various emigration waves. | *The Cuban exodus is the mass emigration of Cubans from the island of Cuba after the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Throughout the exodus millions of Cubans from diverse social positions within Cuban society became disillusioned with life in Cuba and decided to emigrate in various emigration waves. | ||
*The first wave of emigration occurred directly after the revolution, followed by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Flights '''Freedom Flights'''] from 1965 to 1973. This was followed by the 1980 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariel_boatlift '''Mariel boatlift'''] and after 1994 the flight of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balseros '''balseros'''] emigrating by raft to '''The Bahamas, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and, most commonly, the United States.''' | *The first wave of emigration occurred directly after the revolution, followed by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Flights '''Freedom Flights'''] from 1965 to 1973. This was followed by the 1980 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariel_boatlift '''Mariel boatlift'''] and after 1994 the flight of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balseros '''balseros'''] emigrating by raft to '''The Bahamas, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and, most commonly, the United States.''' | ||
<ref>"Cuban exodus", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_exodus, accessed 16 June 2021.</ref> | |||
====Cuban Americans==== | ====Cuban Americans==== | ||
*Cuban immigration to regions that would eventually form the United States have a long history, beginning in the '''Spanish colonial period''' in 1565 when the '''settlement of St. Augustine''' was established by hundreds of Spanish soldiers and their families. | *Cuban immigration to regions that would eventually form the United States have a long history, beginning in the '''Spanish colonial period''' in 1565 when the '''settlement of St. Augustine''' was established by hundreds of Spanish soldiers and their families. | ||