Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)

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The Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) was the U.S.-influenced constitutional state that governed Cuba from its formal independence from Spain until the Cuban Revolution replaced it with a socialist regime.

All labels observed (10)

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Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical country
sovereign state
allowedForeignBaseOf United States at Guantánamo Bay
alsoKnownAs Cuban Republic
First Cuban Republic
capital Havana
linked to: Havana, Cuba
constitutionalChange adoption of the 1940 Constitution
suspension of constitutional guarantees under Batista
continent North America
country Cuba
currency Cuban peso
economicDependencyOn United States
endCause flight of Fulgencio Batista from Cuba
victory of the Cuban Revolution
endDate 1959-01-01
establishedAfter Spanish colonial rule in Cuba
Spanish–American War
establishedBy Cuban Constitution of 1901
experiencedEvent Cuban Revolution (1953–1959)
linked to: Cuban Revolution

Cuban War of Independence aftermath
Granma landing (1956)
linked to: Granma landing

Moncada Barracks attack (1953)
linked to: Moncada Barracks

Revolution of 1933 in Cuba
Sergeants' Revolt of 1933
linked to: Sergeants' Revolt
firstPresident Tomás Estrada Palma
foreignPolicyOrientation pro-United States
governmentType constitutional republic
republic
hadLeader Carlos Prío Socarrás
Fulgencio Batista
Gerardo Machado
Ramón Grau
hadLegalInstrument Cuban Constitution of 1940
Platt Amendment
hadMilitaryInterventionBy United States
hadSocialIssue high social inequality
racial discrimination
rural poverty
hadUSIntervention Second Occupation of Cuba (1906–1909)
U.S. intervention during the Little War of 1912
headOfStateTitle President of Cuba
influencedBy United States
lastDeFactoLeader Fulgencio Batista
legislature Cuban Congress
legislatureType bicameral legislature
locatedIn Caribbean
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Cuba
majorExport sugar
tobacco
officialLanguage Spanish
politicalStatus U.S.-influenced state
nominally independent state
politicalSystemCharacteristics marked by corruption
oligarchic
periodic authoritarian rule
replacedBy Republic of Cuba (socialist state)
linked to: Cuba

socialist regime led by Fidel Castro
startDate 1902-05-20
upperHouse Senate of Cuba
linked to: Cuban Senate

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Revolutionary Government of Cuba predecessor Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
Provisional Governor of Cuba hasJurisdiction Republic of Cuba
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
U.S. Bureau of Insular Affairs jurisdiction Cuba (under U.S. military government)
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
CST (Cuba) legalTimeOf Republic of Cuba
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
The Growth and Decline of the Cuban Republic mainSubject Cuban Republic
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
Captaincy General of Cuba followedBy Republic of Cuba
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
Oriente region timePeriod Republic of Cuba before 1959
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
Sandino partOf Republic of Cuba
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
Jovellanos governingCountry Republic of Cuba
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
Contra el agua y el viento setting pre-revolutionary Cuba
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
Battle of La Plata countryInvolved Republic of Cuba
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
Battle of El Uvero countryInConflict Republic of Cuba
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
Army Appropriations Act of 1901 relatedEvent establishment of the Republic of Cuba
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) alsoKnownAs Cuban Republic
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) alsoKnownAs First Cuban Republic
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
Julio Sanguily hasCitizenship Cuban Republic (historical context)
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
Parque Vidal hasHistoricalPeriodOfSignificance Republican era of Cuba
linked to: Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)