Starting in 2009, Obama facilitated the re-establishment of relations with Cuba, separated from the U.S. by 90 miles of ocean. Relations initially were severed in January 1961 during the height of the Cold War. According to the White House, the two countries will commit to “improved human rights conditions and democratic reforms in Cuba.”
90 miles: The distance between the U.S. and Cuba
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