Friends of a Democratic Cuba (Spanish: Amigos de una Cuba Democrática) was a forum to advise the Cuban dissident movement on strategies used by Eastern Bloc dissident movements. It was founded in 2006 by the United States Department of State and representatives from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.[1][2] Voice of America expressed that the group intends to help Cubans "get uncensored information".[3]
At the inaugural "Cuba Transition to Democracy Summit", former President of Uruguay Luis Alberto Lacalle called for a "Marti Plan", an economic recovery fund for post-transition Cuba like the Marshall Plan.[4]
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edit- ^ "Ex soviet countries, European countries and US, assure Cuba is ready for change". Dominican Today. 15 October 2006. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ Dobriansky, Paula J. (6 March 2008). "Remarks at the International Republican Institute's Women's Democracy Network". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Friends Of A Democratic Cuba". Voice of America. 18 October 2006. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ Prunerová, Kristina (8 November 2006). "Cuba Transition to Democracy Summit held in Miami". Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2025.