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This is a timeline of Cuban history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Cuba and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Cuba. See also the list of colonial governors of Cuba and list of presidents of Cuba.

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200123 JuneFidel Castro almost faints following a televised speech.[citation needed]
2002JanuaryRussia's last military base in Cuba, at Lourdes, closes.[citation needed]
6 MayU.S. Under Secretary of State John R. Bolton accuses Cuba of trying to develop biological weapons, adding the country to Washington's list of "axis of evil" countries.
12 MayFormer U.S. President Jimmy Carter visits Cuba. He praises the Varela project and criticizes the U.S. embargo.[citation needed]
2003AprilThe Cuban government arrests 78 writers and dissidents, blaming U.S. provocation and interference from James Cason, the chief of the United States Interests Section in Havana.
200520 MayAround 200 dissidents hold a public meeting, which its organizers call the first such gathering since the 1959 revolution.[23]
7 JulyHurricane Dennis causes widespread destruction in Cuba and leaves 16 people dead.
200631 JulyRaúl Castro assumes the duties of president of the State Council while Fidel Castro recovers from an emergency operation.
200819 FebruaryFidel Castro resigns as President of the Council of State.[24]
24 FebruaryRaúl is elected president of the State Council by the National Assembly.[25]
201119 AprilRaúl Castro succeeds Fidel Castro as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, making him the most powerful person in Cuba.
201417 DecemberCuban Thaw: U.S. President Barack Obama and Raúl Castro re-establish diplomatic ties between the two countries.[26]
201620 MarchU.S. President Barack Obama begins a three-day visit to Cuba.[27]
25 NovemberThe death of Fidel Castro is announced. "The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 22:29 hours this evening [03:29 GMT 25 November]."
201716 JuneU.S. President Donald Trump cancels the previous administration's diplomatic agreements with Cuba, ending the Cuban Thaw.
202011 MarchCuba confirms its first case of COVID-19.[28]
202119 AprilMiguel Díaz-Canel succeeds Raul Castro as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, becoming the first non-Castro leader of the country since the Cuban Revolution.[29]
202111–17 JulyThe largest protest against the Cuban communist government since 1959 breaks out due to shortages amidst the severe crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, before being suppressed by the government.
202225 SeptemberCuba holds a referendum on amending the Family Code of the Constitution, legalizing same-sex marriage and adoption. The referendum is passed with 66.85% of votes in favor.
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