2026 in Cuba
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This article covers events in the year 2026 in Cuba.
Incumbents
[edit]- First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel
- President of Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel
- Prime Minister of Cuba: Manuel Marrero Cruz
Events
[edit]- 4 January – The government confirms that 32 members of its security forces were killed during the 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela the previous day and declares two days of national mourning beginning on 5 January.[1]
- 27 January – Mexico suspends oil shipments to Cuba.[2]
- 29 January – US president Donald Trump issues an executive order imposing tariffs on countries exporting oil to Cuba.[3]
- 3 February – The lowest temperature recorded in Cuba is measured at 0 °C (32 °F) at a weather station in Matanzas Province.[4]
Art and entertainment
[edit]Holidays
[edit]Source:[5]
- 1 January – Liberation Day
- 2 January – Victoria Day
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 25–27 July – National Revolutionary Day
- 10 October – Independence Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 31 December – New Year's Eve
Deaths
[edit]- 10 January – Manolo Villaverde, 91, actor (¿Qué Pasa, USA?, Taina, Wiseguy)[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Cuba says 32 Cuban fighters killed in US raids on Venezuela". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Mexican president says her country has paused oil shipments to Cuba". AP News. 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Cubans scramble to survive as US vise on island tightens in push to oust government". AP News. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Tropical Cuba registers freezing point for first time". GMA News. AFP. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "Cuba Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ Fernández, Damian (11 January 2026). "Fallece el actor cubano Manolo Villaverde, el querido Pepe en "¿Qué pasa USA?"". Cubanet (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
