the mariel Boatlifts

the mariel Boatlifts

by: jimmy dooleyby: jimmy dooley

what was it?

• The Mariel Boatlift’s were large groups of Cubans who departed from the Mariel Harbor in Cuba to the United States in seek of a better economy and safer life.

when was it?

• This began on April 15th, 1980.

when it ended?

• The Mariel Boatlifts ended on October 31st, 1980.

where was it?

• Took place in Cuba and the United States.

• Specifically in Southern Florida of the United States.

How many?

• Over 125,000 Cubans arrived in the United States with only about 10,000 being documented.

What key people were involved?

• The president of Cuba, Fidel Castro who allowed the mass exodus of Cubans to leave Cuba.

• The president of the United States, Jimmy Carter who dealt with the implications.

How it started• On April 1st, 1980 Hector

Sanyustiz took control of a bus and crashed it into the fence of the Peruvian Embassy.

• The Cuban guards then began to open fire on the bus.

• Caught in a crossfire, one of the the Cuban guards was shot and killed.

How it started continued..

• The five individuals on the bus who killed one of the guards, took dramatic measures to reach the Peruvian Embassy in seek of political asylum.

• Ernesto Pinto-Bazurco, the head person of the Peruvian Embassy granted the asylum.

• When the Embassy refused to give up the five individuals to the Cuban government, Fidel Castro ordered the guards off the Embassy grounds.

how it started continued...

• After that, thousands of Cubans began rushing into the Embassy in seek of political asylum.

• In reaction to this, Fidel ordered the guards back on the grounds, blocking off the streets.

• Angered by the large amount of Cubans occupying the Embassy, Fidel announced any Cubans wanting to leave the country could.

united states army

• Due to the large amounts of Cubans aboard a ship the U.S. Coast Guard was constantly on guard.

• The U.S. Army was waiting on land for the arrival of Cubans to take them to refugee camps.

• A total of 27 migrants died on their journey to the United States, and 14 of them died due to an overpacked ship that tipped over.

how it ended• When President Carter

found out a number of the Cubans arriving to the United States were prisoners, and mentally ill, an agreement was needed.

• Cuba closed the Mariel Harbor when an mutual agreement was met between the two governments in October 1980.

effect on United States• There was an seven percent

increase in the Miami labor market.

• The unemployment rate went from 5.0 to 7.1 because of so many new Cuban workers.

• The overall economy of the United States suffered, but not a whole lot.

• There was a rise in the Cuban population.

video

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC9QVIjtwg8&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active&IP=10.16.35.197&CAT=EXP1&USER=IPGROUP&CE=0

work cited• http://www.semp.us/images/Biot572PhotoG.jpg

• http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/mariel-boatlift.htm

• http://uscgcingham.org/images/VTN_INGHAM_UNREP_1.jpg

• http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Imkz4BxDsoU/TSoU6c2JsKI/AAAAAAAAADY/1qnCyY_63UI/s1600/dm1351.jpeg

• http://editinternational.com/images/gallery/boat-lift-12_low.jpg

• http://www.nndb.com/people/118/000023049/fidel-castro-sm.jpg

• http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/exile/peru-embassy.jpg

• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Mariel_Refugees.jpg/250px-Mariel_Refugees.jpg

• http://wlrnunderthesun.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Mariel-Boatlift-4.jpg

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC9QVIjtwg8&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active&IP=10.16.35.197&CAT=EXP1&USER=IPGROUP&CE=0

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