Jiang Zemin Visits Cuba, Conference Of Latin Americans & Caribbeans, May Day March Banned, Parliamen

Описание: (17 Aug 1994) Chinese President, Jiang Zemin visits Cuba
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Havana, Cuba - 21 November, 1993
Chinese President, Jiang Zemin, begins a brief but symbolically important visit to Cuba. He is welcomed by President Castro who praises the achievements of Chinese communism.
Arrival of Chinese President, Jiang Zemin's Havana plane:
Jiang descending aircraft steps, being greeted by Cuba's President, Fidel Castro:
Jiang and Castro posing for photographs:
Cuban soldiers marching at official welcoming ceremony:
Castro speaking in Spanish:
Castro pins medal on Jiang:
They embrace and shake hands:
Cuba: Conference of Latin Americans & Caribbeans
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Havana, Cuba - 25 January 1994
More than 1,000 leftist delegates, from 32 Latin American countries, gathered in Havana on Tuesday (25/1) for the 4th Conference of Latin Americans and Caribbeans, to debate solutions on the region's economic and social crises.
HAVANA, CUBA, 25/1
Delegates applauding inc Castro
Fidel Castro Applauding
Fidel seated next to ramon balaguer, communist party ideologist
Ballet group dancing
Cuba: May Day March Banned
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Havana, Cuba - 29-30 April 1994
Cuba, cancelling its traditional May 1 parade in a spirit of austerity, is instead marking the traditional workers' holiday by
holding a special session of parliament to debate the next, possibly painful measures, in its cautious process of economic
reform. Smaller processions were being held locally Saturday. May Day was once a major Communist holiday held to honour the workers of the world.
HAVANA, CUBA 29-30/4:
29/4:
loudspeaker announcing that it is a celebration of may 1st
people at podium,including the general secretary of the cuban
young children dressed up as fidel castro, che guevara and camilo
30/4:
people carrying posters of fidel castro
Cuba: Parliament Debates the Economy
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Havana, Cuba - 1 May 1994
Cuba opened a special session of parliament to debate the next move in its cautious economic reform process.
National Assembly president Ricardo Alarcon began the extraordinary session by reminding deputies that there was just
one item on the agenda, the state of the nation's internal finances.
People entering assembly
Seated at podium
VS. fidel castro
National anthem played
Ricardo alarcon, president of assembly, opens session, sot (in spanish) this will deal with financial situation of country
Parliamentarians
New minister of finance jose luis rodriguez sot (in spanish)
"there are strong economic, social problems that must be addressed at meeting...the best result must be taken, keeping in mind that these changes are made to keep the revolution in place"
Cuba: Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari visits Cuba
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Cuba - 13 June, 1994
Salinas meets with Fidel Castro
Salinas and castro through the streets
Castro saluting
USA: Cuban Refugees Head for US
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Florida, USA - 17 August, 1994
On the vast, dangerous ocean between Cuba and the USA, the human flow is increasing steadily as hundreds of Cuban refugees head north every day to Florida on homemade rafts and rickety boats.
Aerials of rafts and boats, occupied and unoccupied, at sea
Refugees boarding a us coast guard cutter
Refugees being picked up in ocean

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