Declaration
Establishment of the Republic of Cuba, 1902
US military government of Cuba ended on 20 May 1902, when the Republic of Cuba was established under President Tomás Estrada Palma.
What happened
With the end of US military government jurisdiction, "Cuba gained formal independence on 20 May 1902, as the Republic of Cuba," with the Cuban flag raised on the Governor General's Palace at noon that day.[1] Tomás Estrada Palma, elected under a constitution drafted by a Cuban Constituent Assembly, became the republic's first President. The 1901 constitution had incorporated the Platt Amendment, under which the United States retained a unilateral right to intervene in Cuban affairs and a right to negotiate a naval base at Guantánamo Bay, among other restrictions on Cuban sovereignty.[2]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: With the end of US military government jurisdiction, Cuba gained formal independence on 20 May 1902 as the Republic of Cuba, with the Cuban flag raised on the Governor General's Palace at noon that day. Tomás Estrada Palma, elected under a constitution drafted by a Cuban Constituent Assembly, became the republic's first President.
- Wikipedia contributors, Republic of Cuba (1902-1959) (Wikipedia, 20 May 1902) link, article text. Source record
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Claim: The Platt Amendment of 1901 conditioned the withdrawal of US troops from Cuba on provisions including a unilateral US right to intervene in Cuban affairs and negotiation of a US naval base at Guantánamo Bay; it was incorporated into the 1901 Cuban constitution and the 1903 Permanent Treaty. On 29 May 1934, the United States and Cuba signed a new Treaty of Relations abrogating the right of intervention, while preserving the legality of actions taken during the earlier US military occupation and the Guantánamo Bay lease.
- Platt Amendment (Wikipedia) link, Terms and 1934 abrogation sections. Source record