Mariel boatlift
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The Mariel boatlift was a 1980 mass emigration in which around 125,000 Cubans fled to the United States by boat from the port of Mariel, dramatically reshaping Cuban American communities.
Aliases (1)
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Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War event
→
historical event → mass emigration event → |
| affectedCommunity |
Cuban Americans
→
Miami Cuban community → |
| announcedBy |
Fidel Castro
→
|
| continentOfDestination |
North America
→
|
| continentOfOrigin |
North America
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| countryOfOrigin |
Cuba
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| destinationCountry |
United States
→
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| effect |
changes in U.S. immigration policy debates
→
increased scrutiny of Cuban refugees → rapid growth of Cuban American population in South Florida → social tensions in Miami → |
| endDate |
1980-10-31
→
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| handledBy |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
→
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service → |
| hasSignificantImpactOn |
Miami economy
→
U.S. refugee policy → U.S.–Cuba relations → urban politics in Miami → |
| includedGroup |
economic migrants
→
political dissidents → prison inmates released by Cuban government → psychiatric patients released by Cuban government → |
| legalFramework |
Cuban Adjustment Act
→
|
| locatedIn |
Caribbean Sea
→
|
| mainLanguageOfEmigrants |
Spanish
→
|
| majorReceivingCity |
Key West
→
Miami → |
| majorReceivingState |
Florida
→
|
| modeOfTransport |
fishing vessels
→
improvised boats → small private boats → |
| name |
Mariel boatlift
→
|
| numberOfEmigrants |
approximately 125000
→
over 100000 → |
| organizedBy |
Cuban government
→
|
| politicalContext |
Cold War
→
Cuban Revolution → |
| portOfDeparture |
Mariel
→
|
| processingSite |
Orange Bowl stadium in Miami
→
military bases in the United States → |
| receivedBy |
U.S. Coast Guard
→
U.S. Navy → United States federal government → |
| route |
Mariel to South Florida by boat
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| startDate |
1980-04-15
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| timePeriod |
1980
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|
| triggeredBy |
Cuban government announcement allowing emigration from Mariel
→
occupation of Peruvian embassy in Havana by asylum seekers → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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La Habana Province
("Mariel")
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hasMunicipality |
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Cuban Americans
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historicalMigrationWave |
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Mariel boatlift
→
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name |
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Freedom Flights
→
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relatedEvent |