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This article covers events in the year 2024 in Cuba.

## Incumbents

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* First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel
* President of Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel
* Vice President of Cuba: Salvador Valdés Mesa

## Events

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### February

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* February 2 – Economy minister and concurrent deputy prime minister Alejandro Gil Fernández is dismissed by President Miguel Díaz-Canel amid an ongoing economic crisis.[1] Díaz-Canel subsequently announces a criminal investigation against Gil for unspecified offenses.[2]
* February 14 – Cuba and South Korea establish diplomatic relations after exchanging letters via their United Nations representatives.[3]

### March

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* March 17 – 2024 Cuban protests: Hundreds of protestors in several cities demonstrate against food shortages, electricity outages and political repression.[4]
* May 15 – The United States removes Cuba from its list of countries deemed less than fully cooperative against violent groups.[5]

### October

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* October 18 – 2024 Cuba blackout: The entire national power grid affecting more than 10 million citizens fails after the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant collapses.[6][7]
* October 20 – Hurricane Oscar makes landfall near Baracoa,[8] killing at least seven people.[9]

### November

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* November 6 – Hurricane Rafael makes landfall near Playa Majana, Artemisa Province, causing a nationwide blackout.[10]
* November 10 – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits near Bartolomé Masó, causing shaking across the east of the country.[11]

### December

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* December 4 – 2024 Cuba blackout: The entire national power grid affecting more than 10 million citizens fails after the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant collapses again.[12]
* December 30 – Raul Ernesto Cruz, a Salvadoran national convicted for his role in the 1997 Cuba hotel bombings, is released after serving a 30-year prison sentence.[13]

## Art and entertainment

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* List of Cuban submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

## Holidays

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Further information: Public holidays in Cuba

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* January 1 – Liberation Day
* January 2 – Victoria Day
* March 29 – Good Friday
* May 1 – Labour Day
* July 25–27 – Day of the National Rebellion
* October 10 – Independence Day
* December 25 – Christmas Day

## Deaths

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* January 1 – Marcia Garbey, 74, Olympic long jumper (1968, 1972).[15]
* January 2 – Osvaldo Lara, 68, Olympic sprinter (1980).[16]
* January 22 – Maricet Espinosa, 34, Olympic judoka (2016).[17]
* July 22 – Lucía Chacón Hechavarría, 112, supercentenarian.[18]

## See also

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* 2020s
* 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
* 2024 in the Caribbean

## References

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1. ^ Colome, Carla Gloria (12 February 2024). "Sacking of Cuba's Economy Minister exposes the country's state of collapse". El Pais. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
2. ^ "Cuba's president says fired economy minister being investigated by police and attorney general". Associated Press. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
3. ^ "Cuba Restores Ties With South Korea After 65 Years". Barron's. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
4. ^ Oppmann, Patrick (2024-03-18). "Cuba sees rare protests amid power cuts and food shortages". CNN. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
5. ^ Knickmeyer, Ellen (16 May 2024). "State Department removes Cuba from short list of countries deemed uncooperative on counterterrorism". Associated Press. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
6. ^ Grant, Will (18 October 2024). "Cuba suffers nationwide blackout after main power plant fails". BBC News. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
7. ^ "Country-wide blackout in Cuba after national electric grid goes offline". ABC News. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
8. ^ "Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in Cuba amid crippling power outage". Al Jazeera. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
9. ^ "Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed 7". Associated Press. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
10. ^ "Hurricane Rafael knocks out Cuba's power grid and heads into the Gulf on a much different path". CNN. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
11. ^ "6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts". Associated Press. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
12. ^ "Millions without power as Cuba hit by another nationwide blackout". Al Jazeera. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
13. ^ "Cuba frees man who participated in 1997 attacks on hotels in Havana, orchestrated by Cuban exiles". Associated Press. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
14. ^ "Cuba Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
15. ^ "Falleció la exatleta Marcia Garbey, finalista olímpica en Munich 1972". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
16. ^ Aportela, José Alberto Portela (2024-01-02). "SOLO Y OLVIDADO: Falleció destacado ex velocista cubano". SwingCompleto (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-03.
17. ^ Alejandro (2024-01-22). "Falleció a los 34 años la judoca cubana Maricet Espinosa | Cuba Noticias 360". CubaNoticias360 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
18. ^ Oldest Person in Cuba Passes Away at 112

## External links

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