Peruvian embassy siege in 1980: Cubans seeking refuge in the Peruvian embassy in Havana, Cuba. The incident began on April 1, 1980, when a group of Cubans broke into the embassy grounds seeking asylum. During this incident, around 10,000 Cubans sought asylum in the Peruvian embassy in Havana, hoping to leave the country. Faced with this situation, Castro's response was to allow them to leave.