Cuba
Some of the key events about Cuba
- 1511The first Spanish settlement on Cuba was destroyed by indigenous resistance
- 1762Havana was captured by British forces during the Seven Years' War
- 1868The Ten Years' War, Cuba's first war of independence against Spanish colonial rule, began
- 1868The Ten Years' War began, marking the start of Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain
- 1895The Cuban War of Independence erupted, leading to significant loss of life and economic disruption
- 1898The USS Maine exploded in Havana harbor, precipitating the Spanish-American War
- 1901The Platt Amendment severely limited Cuban sovereignty and gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs
- 1902Cuba gained independence from the United States, becoming a sovereign nation
- 1940A new constitution was adopted, establishing advanced social reforms and women's suffrage
- 1952A military coup overthrew the elected government, leading to a dictatorship
- 1959The Cuban Revolution succeeded in overthrowing the Batista regime
- 1961A nationwide literacy campaign reduced illiteracy rates from 23% to 3.9% in one year
- 1961The failed Bay of Pigs invasion attempted to overthrow the revolutionary government
- 1962The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
- 1976A new socialist constitution was adopted through a national referendum
- 1992The constitution was amended to remove references to the Soviet Union and add direct elections for National Assembly members
- 1994The "Special Period" of economic crisis began following the collapse of the Soviet Union, causing severe hardships for Cubans
- 2008Cuba signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- 2014Cuba and the United States announced the beginning of a process of normalizing relations
- 2019A new constitution was approved by referendum, recognizing private property and foreign investment
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