found: Work cat.: Redefining Cuban foreign policy, 2006:CIP galley ("Special Period in Time of Peace" occurred at the end of the Cold War, triggering significant economic hardships and a re-evaluation of Cuba's international relations; exact dates vary, starting between 1989-1991 and ending around 1995, although some argue that it continues)
found: Britannica online, Dec. 9, 2005:Cuba since 1991 (significant change occurred once the Soviet Union and Cuba's special trade relationship collapsed; severe economic shortages followed and Castro declared the "Special Period" to come, which lasted approximately through 1995)
found: Xreferplus/A dict. of contemporary hist. -- 1945 to the present, Dec. 9, 2005:Castro, Fidel (briefly discussed special period without giving it a name, does date economic hardships from 1989-1995)
