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Top: Society: History: By_Region: Caribbean: Cuba: Mariel_Boatlift
The Mariel Boatlift was a mass exodus of refugees from Cuba's Mariel Harbour, from April 1 until September 26, 1980. Approximately 125,000 Cubans arrived in the United States.April 1, 1980 - Six Cubans seeking asylum crash a bus through gates of Peruvian Embassy in Havana.
April 4, 1980 - Peru extends asylum to the gate-crashers.
April 6, 1980 - 10,856 Cubans crowd onto embassy grounds; Peru grants them asylum.
April 20, 1980 - Cuban President Fidel Castro announces he will open the port of Mariel for exiles to pick up relatives who want to leave the island.
May, 1980 - Orange Bowl prepared as emergency shelter. Eglin Air Force Base in Pensacola opens as processing center and resettlement camp. Daily flow of refugees surpasses 3,000. US President Jimmy Carter: "We'll continue to provide an open heart and open arms to refugees seeking freedom from Communist domination."
-- Compiled by Miami Herald researcher Gay Nemeti
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