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|caption = The [[Carnival de Cuba]] in [[Southwark Park]], [[London]]
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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/> In 2001, the UK held host to the sixth largest number of Cuban emigrants on the planet (behind the [[USA]], [[Spain]], [[Italy]], [[Mexico]] and [[Canada]] respectively).<ref name=OECD/>

==Cuban culture in the UK==
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>

==Notable individuals==

Notable Cuban individuals in the UK include:

*[[Omar Puente]] (1962-Present), Musician.
*[[Guillermo Cabrera Infante]] (1929-2005), Novelist, Essayist, Translator, and Critic. Sometimes went by the pseudonym G. Caín.
*[[Yat-Sen Chang]] (who is of [[Chinese Cuban]] origin) (1970-Present), Ballet Dancer.
*Miriam Palacio, Scientist.
*Manuel Barcia, University Lecturer ([[University of Leeds]]).
*[[William Montagu, 9th Duke of Manchester|William Montagu Iznaga]] (1877-1947), A famous Peer and Liberal Politician.
*[[María Consuelo Iznaga del Valle| Maria Consuelo Iznaga Clement]] (1858-1909), Former Duchess of Manchester.
*[[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}}
*[[Dane Bowers]] (1979-Present), Singer and former [[Another Level (band)|Another Level]] member.
*[[Sienna Guillory]] (1975-Present), Actress and Model.
*[[Marcus Patrick]] (1974-Present), Actor.


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}}

==See also==
*[[Latin American migration to Britain|Latin American British]]
*[[Carnival de Cuba]]
*[[Cuban people]]
*[[Cuban American]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.carnival-de-cuba.com/ Carnival de Cuba]
*[http://afrocuban.co.uk/afrocubanfiesta/index.html Afro Cuban Fiesta]
*[http://cubanculture.meetup.com/cities/gb/london/ Cuban social forum]
*[http://www.cuba-solidarity.org.uk Cuba solidarity campaign UK]
*[http://www.cubaldn.com/ Cuban Embassy in the UK]

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