Ration book that is given to all Cuban citizens
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The ration book that determines most Cuban's diets list types and amounts of foodstuffs to be checked, signed, and stamped at the local government food distribution center. Cuba's universal ration program was launched in 1962 to guarantee citizens a basic amount of food at low prices.
Price list at Government ration shop
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The ration program, or Control of Sales for Food Products, was introduced in 1962, three years after Castro seized power, and although it was called provisional, it remains in force. It is laid out in the wallet-sized cardboard "libreta," or notebook, assigned to everyone shortly after birth.
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