Cuba

Some of the key events about Cuba

• 1511

  The first Spanish settlement on Cuba was destroyed by indigenous resistance
• 1762

  Havana was captured by British forces during the Seven Years' War
• 1868

  The Ten Years' War, Cuba's first war of independence against Spanish colonial rule, began
• 1868

  The Ten Years' War began, marking the start of Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain
• 1895

  The Cuban War of Independence erupted, leading to significant loss of life and economic disruption
• 1898

  The USS Maine exploded in Havana harbor, precipitating the Spanish-American War
• 1901

  The Platt Amendment severely limited Cuban sovereignty and gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs
• 1902

  Cuba gained independence from the United States, becoming a sovereign nation
• 1940

  A new constitution was adopted, establishing advanced social reforms and women's suffrage
• 1952

  A military coup overthrew the elected government, leading to a dictatorship
• 1959

  The Cuban Revolution succeeded in overthrowing the Batista regime
• 1961

  A nationwide literacy campaign reduced illiteracy rates from 23% to 3.9% in one year
• 1961

  The failed Bay of Pigs invasion attempted to overthrow the revolutionary government
• 1962

  The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
• 1976

  A new socialist constitution was adopted through a national referendum
• 1992

  The constitution was amended to remove references to the Soviet Union and add direct elections for National Assembly members
• 1994

  The "Special Period" of economic crisis began following the collapse of the Soviet Union, causing severe hardships for Cubans
• 2008

  Cuba signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• 2014

  Cuba and the United States announced the beginning of a process of normalizing relations
• 2019

  A new constitution was approved by referendum, recognizing private property and foreign investment

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