Cubatabaco, short for , is the
Cuba
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n state
tobacco
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company. The company was formed in 1962, after the Cuban tobacco industry had been
nationalized
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by
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; ; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2 ...
's
socialist
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government.
Cubatabaco handled all production and distribution of Cuban tobacco products both locally and internationally until 1994, when the firm of
Habanos S.A.
Habanos S.A. is a Cuban manufacturing company of tobacco that controls the promotion, distribution, and export of premium cigars and other tobacco products for Cuba worldwide. It was established in 1994.
Ownership of Habanos S.A. is split equal ...
was formed to export
cigars and
cigarettes
A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing a combustible material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end, causing it to smolder; the resulting smoke is orally inhaled via the oppo ...
worldwide.
See also
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List of cigar brands
This is an alphabetical list of cigar brands. Included is information about the company owning the brand name as well as a column allowing easy viewing of the source of that information.
If a brand name begins with the English word "The" or its ...
References
Tobacco companies of Cuba
Cigar manufacturing companies
Government-owned companies of Cuba
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