The Freedom Flotilla
A Legitimacy Crisis of Cuban Socialism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4547883 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gastón A Fernández (St. Olaf College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 183-209 |
| Publication date | 1982-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1937 • E-ISSN: 2162-2736 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/165559 |
| OpenAlex | W2784089836 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
On March 20, 1980, a small group of would-be Cuban exiles attempted to force a bus through the gates of the Peruvian embassy in Havana. In the process, they killed one Cuban military guard on duty and apparently touched off a chain of events that resulted in the "Freedom Flotilla"-the dramatic emigration of 125,266 Cubans (Bowen, 1980:9). This exodus, one of the most controversial episodes in recent U.S.-Cuban relations, also sparked a national and international ideological debate over its significance. Central to the ideological struggle and the theme of this article are the legitimacy problems facing the Cuban state
Economic history · Emigration · Guard (computer science) · Ideology · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Cuban History and Society · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1985 - 2011 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |