Chile–Cuba relations

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Chile–Cuba relations

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Chile–Cuba relations refers to interstate relations between the Republic of Chile and the Republic of Cuba. Cuba has been, since the 1960s, a reference point to left wing politicians in Chile.

## History

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Chile, together with Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Bolivia and Ecuador, was opposed to sanctions imposed on Cuba by the United States during the 1962 OAS meeting in Punta del Este, Uruguay.[1]

In 1971 Chile re-established diplomatic relations with Cuba, joining Mexico and Canada in rejecting a previously-established Organization of American States convention prohibiting governments in the Western Hemisphere from establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba. Shortly afterward, Cuban premier Fidel Castro made a month-long visit to Chile.[2][3][4] With Salvador Allende he visited the recently nationalized El Teniente copper mine.[5]

During Pinochet's military dictatorship in Chile (1973–1990) Cuba provided training and arms for Chilean leftists to set up an armed resistance. Chilean Revolutionary Left Movement drew inspiration from the Cuban Revolution and the Sierra Maestra in trying to set up a guerrilla in Neltume, which was obliterated in 1981. After that the Cuban-inspired rural warfare proved to be a failure, Cuba continued to support urban guerrillas such as FPMR. One of the largest smuggling of Cuban arms occurred in Carrizal Bajo, these arms where later used by FPMR to perform an assassination attempt against Pinochet in 1986.

In 2009 Bachelet visited Cuba, making her the first Chilean leader to visit the island nation since Salvador Allende's 1972 trip.[3]

## Chilean ambassadors to Cuba

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* Jorge Manuel Toha (2006)[6]

## See also

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* Foreign relations of Chile
* Foreign relations of Cuba
* Fidel Castro's state visit to Chile

## References

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1. ^ "U.S. is Advancing Plan to Suspend Cuba from O.A.S." The New York Times. January 24, 1962. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
2. ^ "Chile Expects Castro Visit". The New York Times. January 26, 1971. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
3. ^ a b "Chile's President Visits Cuba". Voice of America. Retrieved 2009-06-23.[dead link]
4. ^ De Onis, Juan (December 2, 1971). "Marchers Assail Castro's Visit and Food Shortages". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
5. ^ "Castro Pitches Into Work At a Chilean Copper Mine". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 25, 1971. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
6. ^ Gjelten, Tom (September 15, 2006). "Cuba's Castro an Inspiration, Not a Role Model". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

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