Golden exile

Golden exile
Part of the Cuban exodus
Cuban exiles in Brigade 2506 meeting President Kennedy
Date1959–1962
Location Cuba
Also known asHistorical exile
Cause
Outcome

The emigration of Cubans, from the 1959 Cuban Revolution to October of 1962, has been dubbed the Golden exile and the first emigration wave in the greater Cuban exile. The exodus was referred to as the "Golden exile" because of the mainly upper and middle class character of the emigrants. After the success of the revolution various Cubans who had allied themselves or worked with the overthrown Batista regime fled the country. Later as the Fidel Castro government began nationalizing industries many Cuban professionals would flee the island.[1] This period of the Cuban exile is also referred to as the Historical exile, mainly by those who emigrated during this period.[2]

  1. ^ Duany, Jorge (1 January 1999). "Cuban communities in the United States: migration waves, settlement patterns and socioeconomic diversity". Pouvoirs dans la Caraïbe Revue du Centre de recherche sur les pouvoirs locaux dans la Caraïbe (11): 69–103. doi:10.4000/plc.464.
  2. ^ "Cuban Migration: A Postrevolution Exodus Ebbs and Flows". migrationpolicy.org. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-06.