the mariel
Boatlifts
by: 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
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work cited
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http://www.semp.us/images/Biot572PhotoG.jpg
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/mariel-boatlift.htm
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http://uscgcingham.org/images/VTN_INGHAM_UNREP_1.jpg
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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Imkz4BxDsoU/TSoU6c2JsKI/AAAAAAAAADY/1qnCyY_63UI/s
1600/dm1351.jpeg
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http://editinternational.com/images/gallery/boat-lift-12_low.jpg
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http://www.nndb.com/people/118/000023049/fidel-castro-sm.jpg
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http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/exile/peru-embassy.jpg
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Mariel_Refugees.jpg/250pxMariel_Refugees.jpg
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http://wlrnunderthesun.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Mariel-Boatlift-4.jpg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC9QVIjtwg8&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mo
de=1&safe=active&IP=10.16.35.197&CAT=EXP1&USER=IPGROUP&CE=0
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