Thirty years later, the specter of the "Special Period" still looms
By: Domitille Piron
1 min
Just thirty years ago, Cuba entered the “Special Peacetime Period”, a long period of economic crisis caused by the fall of the USSR, its main ally. Today, Cuba still faces serious economic difficulties made worse by increased US sanctions. A crisis described as cyclical but which reminds some Cubans of the 90s.
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Thirty years later, the specter of the Special Period still hangs over Cuba, a Grand report by Domitille Piron .
Director, Ewa Piedel.
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