2022 in Cuba

Decades:	2000s; 2010s; 2020s;
See also:	Other events of 2022; Timeline of Cuban history;

This article covers events in the year 2022 in Cuba.

Events

May 6 - Hotel Saratoga explosion: At least 26 people are killed and at least 74 others are injured by an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana.[1]
June 6 - The Biden administration bans the presidents of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua from attending this year's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, United States. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announces that he will personally boycott the meeting in response to the ban, sending Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard to represent him at the summit.[2]
June 24 - 2021 Cuban protests: A court in Cuba sentences two protesters to between five and nine years in prison for desecrating the Cuban flag and resisting authority during last year's protests.[3]
July 7 - Authorities in Cuba say that dengue fever cases have increased 21.7% from last year and describe the epidemiological situation as "complex".[4]
August 6 - One person is killed and at least 121 others are injured after a lightning strike causes a fire near the supertanker port in Matanzas.[5]
August 9 - Matanzas oil storage facility explosion: Firefighters in Cuba bring a catastrophic fire at an oil terminal in Matanzas under control after it burned out of control for five consecutive days, destroying 40% of the country's main fuel storage facility and causing widespread blackouts.[6]
August 17 - The death toll from the August 6 fire at a supertanker port in Matanzas rises to 16. All the deceased were firefighters who were battling the blaze.[7]
August 20 - Cuba confirms its first case of monkeypox.[8]
September 25 - 66.9% of Cubans vote in favor a new Family Code in a national referendum, which includes the legalization of same-sex marriage.[9]
November 27 - 2022 Cuban local elections

Deaths

January 3 – Gina Cabrera, 93, actor.[10]
January 13 - Cholly Naranjo, 87, baseball player.[11]
January 13 - Raúl Vilches, 67, volleyball player.
January 18 - Hilario Candela, 87, architect.[12]
February 12 - Carmen Herrera, 106, artist.[13]
February 12 - Aurelio de la Vega, 96, composer.[14]
April 10 - Estela Rodríguez, 54, Judoku.
April 30 - Ricardo Alarcón, 84, politician.[15]
June 8 - Isabel Álvarez, 88, baseball player.[16]
June 23 - Leo Posada, 88, baseball player.[17]
June 27 - Fina García Marruz, 99, poet.
July 1 - Luis Alberto Rodríguez López-Calleja, 62, politician.[18]
July 6 - Ed Bauta, 87, baseball player.[19]
July 7 - Mike Brito, 87, baseball scout.[20]
July 10 - Juan Roca Brunet, 71, basketball player.[21]
July 15 - José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera, 90, politician.[22]
July 17 - César Pedroso, 75, pianist.
August 4 - Agustín Drake Aldama, 87, sculptor.[23]
August 23 - Rolando Cubela Secades, 89, revolutionary.[24]

References

"Explosion at luxury Havana hotel kills 22, injures dozens". AP NEWS. 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
Spetalnick, Matt; Graham, Dave (2022-06-07). "U.S. bars Cuba, Venezuela from Americas summit; Mexican leader sits out". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"El Gobierno de Cuba anuncia las condenas de destacados artistas disidentes". CNN (in Spanish). 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
de 2022, Por Newsroom Infobae7 de Julio. "Cuba bate récord de focos de dengue y califica el escenario como "complejo"". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-02.
Frank, Marc; Acosta, Nelson (2022-08-06). "Cuba fire rages at fuel storage port; Mexico, Venezuela sending help". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
Acosta, Nelson; Fuentes, Mario (2022-08-09). "Cuba brings oil depot fire under control, worst in island's history". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"Cuba mourns firefighters killed in fuel depot blaze". BBC News. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"Cuba confirms first monkeypox case in visitor from Italy". RAPPLER. 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
Frank, Marc (27 September 2022). "Cubans approve gay marriage by large margin in referendum". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
Torres, Yamila (2022-01-03). "Fallece la mítica actriz cubana Gina Cabrera". Directorio Cubano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-02.
Noticias, Asere (2022-01-16). "Falleció en Miami el reconocido exbeisbolista cubano Choly Naranjo". Asere (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"Architect of famed Miami Marine Stadium, Hilario Candela passes away at 87". Archinect. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"Carmen Herrera obituary". the Guardian. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
DDC (2022-02-16). "Muere el compositor cubano Aurelio de la Vega en Los Ángeles | DIARIO DE CUBA". diariodecuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"Falleció en Cuba Ricardo Alarcón" (in Spanish). 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"'I think Rockford will be proud': New Amazon series shows different side of Rockford Peaches | Rock River Current". 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"Leo Posada Obituary - Miami, FL". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"Cuban general Lopez-Calleja dead of heart attack, state media says". Reuters. 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"Eduardo Bauta Obituary". www.tributearchive.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"Brito, L.A. scout who discovered Valenzuela, dies". ESPN.com. 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"Falleció otrora baloncestista Juan Roca, bronce olímpico en Munich-72". www.radiohc.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"Falleció el comandante cubano José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera | Cuba Noticias 360". CubaNoticias360 (in Spanish). 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
"Fallece el escultor Agustín Drake". Granma.cu (in Spanish). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
Cubano, Periódico (2022-08-24). "Falleció en Miami el excomandante cubano Rolando Cubela, quien intentó matar a Fidel Castro". PERIÓDICO CUBANO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-02.

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[1] "Explosion at luxury Havana hotel kills 22, injures dozens". AP NEWS. 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[2] Spetalnick, Matt; Graham, Dave (2022-06-07). "U.S. bars Cuba, Venezuela from Americas summit; Mexican leader sits out". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[3] "El Gobierno de Cuba anuncia las condenas de destacados artistas disidentes". CNN (in Spanish). 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[4] 2022, Por Newsroom Infobae7 de Julio. "Cuba bate récord de focos de dengue y califica el escenario como "complejo"". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[5] Frank, Marc; Acosta, Nelson (2022-08-06). "Cuba fire rages at fuel storage port; Mexico, Venezuela sending help". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[6] Acosta, Nelson; Fuentes, Mario (2022-08-09). "Cuba brings oil depot fire under control, worst in island's history". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[7] "Cuba mourns firefighters killed in fuel depot blaze". BBC News. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[8] "Cuba confirms first monkeypox case in visitor from Italy". RAPPLER. 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[9] Frank, Marc (27 September 2022). "Cubans approve gay marriage by large margin in referendum". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

[10] Torres, Yamila (2022-01-03). "Fallece la mítica actriz cubana Gina Cabrera". Directorio Cubano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[11] Noticias, Asere (2022-01-16). "Falleció en Miami el reconocido exbeisbolista cubano Choly Naranjo". Asere (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[12] "Architect of famed Miami Marine Stadium, Hilario Candela passes away at 87". Archinect. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[13] "Carmen Herrera obituary". the Guardian. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[14] DDC (2022-02-16). "Muere el compositor cubano Aurelio de la Vega en Los Ángeles | DIARIO DE CUBA". diariodecuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[15] "Falleció en Cuba Ricardo Alarcón" (in Spanish). 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[16] "'I think Rockford will be proud': New Amazon series shows different side of Rockford Peaches | Rock River Current". 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[17] "Leo Posada Obituary - Miami, FL". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[18] "Cuban general Lopez-Calleja dead of heart attack, state media says". Reuters. 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[19] "Eduardo Bauta Obituary". www.tributearchive.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[20] "Brito, L.A. scout who discovered Valenzuela, dies". ESPN.com. 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[21] "Falleció otrora baloncestista Juan Roca, bronce olímpico en Munich-72". www.radiohc.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[22] "Falleció el comandante cubano José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera | Cuba Noticias 360". CubaNoticias360 (in Spanish). 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[23] "Fallece el escultor Agustín Drake". Granma.cu (in Spanish). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[24] Cubano, Periódico (2022-08-24). "Falleció en Miami el excomandante cubano Rolando Cubela, quien intentó matar a Fidel Castro". PERIÓDICO CUBANO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-02.

Years in Cuba (1741–present)
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2022 in Cuba

Events

Deaths

See also

References