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| 1989, July 13 |
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| Maj. Gen. Arnaldo Ochoa Sánchez and three others were executed on charges of drug trafficking. | 1 |
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| 1989–92 |
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| With the collapse of the Soviet Union and dramatic disruptions in Cuba's trading relationships, the Cuban economy contracted by 45 percent. The resulting shortages and rationing brought the standard of living back down to pre-1959 levels and threatened to wipe out most revolutionary gains. | 2 |
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| 1990 |
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| After a period of tense Soviet-Cuban relations because of Castro's heavy criticism of perestroika, the two countries signed a trade agreement to increase trade by 7.5 percent. Tourism also became an important source of foreign exchange earnings, bringing 360,000 visitors who spent over $200 million in Cuba during 1990, and reviving prostitution, which had been nearly wiped out after 1959. | 3 |
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| Sept |
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| Rationing was extended to 63 food items and 180 consumer goods. | 4 |
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