Cuba: What to Expect
The Domestic Scene The limited economic changes introduced by Gen. Raúl Castro in Cuba encouraged some observers to proclaim the end of communism and the dismantling of the totalitarian system
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Chronology
Colonial Period
1492 Christopher Columbus discovered and explored Cuba. 1508 Sebastián de Ocampo circumnavigated and explored the island. 1511 Diego Velázquez conquered the native peoples and established various settlements. 1519 Havana was relocated
Republican Period
1902 The Republic was proclaimed and U.S. intervention ended. 1903 U.S.-Cuban Treaty signed whereby the United States obtained Guantanamo base. 1905 President Estrada Palma obtained a second term by defeating liberal candidate
Revolutionary Period
1959 Fidel Castro assumed command and began consolidation of power. Castro visited Caracas, the United States, Canada, and Buenos Aires. First Agrarian Reform Law promulgated. Castro became prime minister and
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