{"id":2347,"date":"1996-03-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1996-03-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/cms\/?p=2347"},"modified":"1996-03-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"1996-03-12T00:00:00","slug":"4363121996","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1996\/03\/12\/4363121996\/","title":{"rendered":"3\/12\/1996"},"content":{"rendered":"
“March 12 [1996]. President [William Bill] Clinton signs the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act (also known as the Helms-Burton Act) which imposes penalties on foreign companies doing business in Cuba, permits U.S. citizens to sue foreign investors who make use of American-owned property seized by the Cuban government, and denies entry into the U.S to such foreign investors.\u201d [Pro Embargo]<\/div>\n

Jerry A. Sierra, \u201cEconomic Embargo Timeline,\u201d HistoryofCuba.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“March 12 [1996]. President [William Bill] Clinton signs the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act (also known as the Helms-Burton Act) which imposes penalties on foreign companies doing business in Cuba, permits U.S. citizens to sue foreign investors who make use of American-owned property seized by the Cuban government, and denies entry into the […]<\/p>\n

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