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|group =Cubans in the United Kingdom |
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|caption = The [[Carnival de Cuba]] in [[Southwark Park]], [[London]] |
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|poptime = '''Cuban-born residents'''<br>1,083 (2001 Census)<ref name=OECD>[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls Place of birth data collated by OECD based on 2001 UK Census]</ref> |
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|popplace = [[Greater London]] |
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|langs = [[British English]]{{·}} [[Spanish Language|Spanish]] |
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|related = [[Spanish Briton]]{{·}} [[Britalian]]{{·}} [[Portuguese Briton]]{{·}} [[Hispanics]]{{·}} [[White Cuban]]{{·}} [[Afro-Cuban]]{{·}} [[Jewish Cuban]]{{·}} [[Chinese Cuban]]{{·}} [[Latin American Briton]]{{·}} [[Latino (demonym)|Latino]] |
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'''Cubans in the United Kingdom''' are [[Cuban people]] who were born in or have migrated to the [[United Kingdom]]. According to the 2001 Census, there were 1,083 Cuban-born people living in the UK.<ref name=OECD/>. But like many emerging ethnic groups in the country, the Cuban community is rapidly increasing in size, by most recent estimates it is now thought that up to 15,000 Cubans live permanently in the UK.<ref>http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Cuban_British/1</ref> In 2001, the UK officialy held host to the sixth largest number of Cuban immigrants on the planet (behind the [[USA]], [[Spain]], [[Italy]], [[Mexico]] and [[Canada]] respectively)<ref name=OECD/>. |
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==Cuban culture in the UK== |
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The [[Carnival de Cuba]] is an annual carnival that celebrates [[Cuban culture]] in the UK, it is the largest such carnival in [[Europe]] and attracts around 50,000 visitors.<ref>[http://www.carnival-de-cuba.com/ Carnival de Cuba]</ref> |
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==Notable individuals== |
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Notable Cuban individuals in the UK include: |
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*[[Omar Puente]] (1962-Present), Musician. |
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*[[Guillermo Cabrera Infante]] (1929-2005), Novelist, Essayist, Translator, and Critic. Sometimes went by the pseudonym G. Caín. |
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*[[Yat-Sen Chang]] (who is of [[Chinese Cuban]] origin) (1970-Present), Ballet Dancer. |
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*Miriam Palacio, Scientist. |
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*Manuel Barcia, University Lecturer ([[University of Leeds]]). |
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*[[William Montagu, 9th Duke of Manchester|William Montagu Iznaga]] (1877-1947), A famous Peer and Liberal Politician. |
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*[[María Consuelo Iznaga del Valle| Maria Consuelo Clemens Iznaga]] (1858-1909), Former Duchess of Manchester. |
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*[[Madonna (entertainer)#Personal life|Lourdes Maria Ciccone-Leon]] (1996-Present) (the daughter of [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and [[Carlos Leon]]) who lives in the UK.{{fact|date=March 2009}} |
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*[[Dane Bowers]] (1979-Present), Singer and former [[Another Level (band)|Another Level]] member. |
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*[[Sienna Guillory]] (1975-Present), Actress and Model. |
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*[[Marcus Patrick]] (1974-Present), Actor. |
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In January 2001, the corpses of two stowaway Cubans, Alberto Vazquez, 17, and Maikel Fonseca, 16 were discovered (one at [[Gatwick Airport]] and one in a [[Surrey]] field) after hiding in the undercarriage of a London-bound British Airways jet from the Cuban capital Havana.<ref>[http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y01/jan01/17e2.htm http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y01/jan01/17e2.htm]</ref> This event shocked Cuba and even saw a personal investigation by then Cuban President [[Fidel Castro]].{{fact|date=September 2009}} |
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==See also== |
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*[[Carnival de Cuba]] |
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*[[Cuban people]] |
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*[[Cuban American]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.carnival-de-cuba.com/ Carnival de Cuba] |
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*[http://afrocuban.co.uk/afrocubanfiesta/index.html Afro Cuban Fiesta] |
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*[http://cubanculture.meetup.com/cities/gb/london/ Cuban social forum] |
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*[http://www.cuba-solidarity.org.uk Cuba solidarity campaign UK] |
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*[http://www.cubaldn.com/ Cuban Embassy in the UK] |
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{{Latin American British topics}} |
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{{AmericansinUK}} |
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[[Category:Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom]] |
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[[Category:Foreign relations of Cuba]] |
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[[Category:British people of Cuban descent| ]] |
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[[Category:British people of Latin American descent|Cuban]] |
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