Cuba's Contentious Independence Day

Summary

Cubas Independence Day: A Date of Controversy Cuba officially gained independence on May twentieth, nineteen oh two, but its not a date they celebrate due to the Platt Amendment, a U.S. stipulation that allowed American intervention and leasing of land for naval bases. The current Cuban government views this date as a symbol of foreign interference and a …

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Cubas Independence Day: A Date of Controversy Cuba officially gained independence on May twentieth, nineteen oh two, but its not a date they celebrate due to the Platt Amendment, a U.S. stipulation that allowed American intervention and leasing of land for naval bases. The current Cuban government views this date as a symbol of foreign interference and a reminder of past struggles against external control. Instead, they mark January first, nineteen fifty-nine, the date of the revolutions triumph

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