List of United States citizens granted political asylum in Cuba

This is a list of United States citizens who have been granted political asylum in Cuba.

House Concurrent Resolution 254, passed in 1998, put the number at 90. One estimate, circa 2000, put the number at approximately 100.Reed Irvine and Cliff Kincaid. 2000, May 11. "." Accuracy in Media.

A

• Nehanda AbiodunAsha Bandele. 2003, January. "." Essence.
• Hugh Almeida, U.S. Army physicianCostello D. 1986, August 13. "Cuba claims U.S. officer in defection." Courier-Mail.

B

• William Lee BrentLarry Rohter. 1996, April 9. "Havana Journal;25 Years an Exile: An Old Black Panther Sums Up." New York Times.

C

• Eldridge Cleaver

E

• Lorenzo Kom'boa ErvinAidan Smith. 2000, May 2. "The Gun-toting Black Panther who turned into a Pussycat." The Scotsman.

N

• Huey P. Newton

S

• Assata Shakur

V

• Robert Vesco

W

• Robert F. Williams

See also

• Cuba-United States relations

References

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