One cause of this event was an incident where a hijacked bus was crashed through the gates of the Peruvian embassy, which was then overrun by a crowd of 10,000 people.
One cause of this event was an incident where a hijacked bus was crashed through the gates of the Peruvian embassy, which was then overrun by a crowd of 10,000 people. Some participants in this event were harassed in "repudiation meetings", while others had their legal status determined by the case Garcia-Mir v. Meese. Some participants in this event staged a riot at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, which briefly derailed the career of Governor Bill Clinton. Relations between the United States and the other nation involved in this event collapsed when it was revealed that between 2-25% of participants were mentally ill or convicted criminals. For 10 points, name this 1980 mass emigration of over 125,000 Cubans to the United States.
One cause of this event was an incident where a hijacked bus was crashed through the gates of the Peruvian embassy, which was then overrun by a crowd of 10,000 people.
Mariel Boatlift