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5 unusual facts about Mariel


Economy of Cuba

Raul Castro signed law 313 in September 2013 in order to create a Special Economic Zone in the port city of Mariel, the first in the country.

Garcia-Mir v. Meese

10,000 Cubans attempted to gain asylum at the Peruvian Embassy in Havana, leading Fidel Castro and the Cuban government to allow anyone who wished so to leave the country via the Port of Mariel.

Jonder Martínez

Jonder Martínez Martínez (born June 22, 1978 in Mariel, Havana Province, Cuba) is a right-handed pitcher for Habana of the Cuban National Series and the Cuban national baseball team.

Operation Anadyr

A part of Operation Anadyr was Operation Kama, a plan to forward-base seven Soviet ballistic missile submarines in Mariel, Cuba, much like the United States bases ballistic missile submarines in Holy Loch, Scotland.

Spanish reconquest attempts of Mexico

Thus began patrols of the Mexican squadron in Spanish waters, which culminated in the unsuccessful Battle of Mariel on February 10, 1828, in which Porter commanded the brig Guerrero, mounting 22 guns, and one of the finest vessels in the small Mexican Navy.


Babylon 5: Legions of Fire – Out of the Darkness

Thus Londo's ex-wife Mariel, who tried to poison him in episode Soul Mates of the TV series, is now a much pampered wife of Prime Minister Durla.

Gary Blore

From 1977 until 1982, he served as a helicopter aircraft commander at Coast Guard Air Station Brooklyn, NY, and participated in the Mariel (Cuba) to Key West Cuban Exodus of 1980.


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