Freedom Flights
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Freedom Flights were a major U.S.-organized airlift program from 1965 to 1973 that enabled hundreds of thousands of Cubans to leave Castro’s Cuba and resettle in the United States, profoundly shaping the Cuban American community.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airlift program
ⓘ
refugee resettlement program ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfRefugeesTransported |
hundreds of thousands of Cubans
ⓘ
over 260000 ⓘ |
| arrivalCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| departureCountry | Cuba ⓘ |
| effect |
contributed to growth of Cuban American diaspora
ⓘ
expanded Cuban exile population in Miami ⓘ profoundly shaped the Cuban American community ⓘ |
| endTime | 1973 ⓘ |
| implementedDuringPresidencyOf |
Lyndon B. Johnson
ⓘ
Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| languageOfParticipants | Spanish ⓘ |
| languageOfReceivingCountry | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfArrivals | refugees ⓘ |
| mainArrivalCity | Miami ⓘ |
| mainArrivalState | Florida ⓘ |
| mainDepartureCity |
Havana, Cuba
ⓘ
surface form:
Havana
Varadero ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport |
chartered flights
ⓘ
commercial aircraft ⓘ |
| negotiatingParties |
Cuban government
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. government
|
| notableDestinationCommunity |
Cuban Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban exile community in Miami
|
| organizer |
United States Department of State
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of State
Immigration and Naturalization Service ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States government ⓘ |
| partnerCountry | Cuba ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Cold War
ⓘ
post-Cuban Revolution period ⓘ |
| purpose |
family reunification
ⓘ
to allow Cubans to leave Castro’s Cuba ⓘ to resettle Cuban refugees in the United States ⓘ |
| receivingPopulation | Cuban Americans ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| relatedEvent |
Cuban Revolution
ⓘ
Mariel boatlift ⓘ |
| relatedPolicy |
U.S. Cold War containment policy
ⓘ
U.S. refugee and asylum policy toward Cubans ⓘ |
| startTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
Cuban civilians
ⓘ
Cuban families seeking reunification ⓘ Cuban political refugees ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | 1965–1973 ⓘ |
| typeOfMigration |
forced migration
ⓘ
political migration ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.