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Timeline: Cuba

Years: 1492 - 2009	Subject: Encyclopedias, Geographical reference
Publisher: HistoryWorld	Online Publication Date: 2012
Current online version: 2012	eISBN: 9780191736742

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1492	Columbus and his fellow explorers make landfall on the largest of the Caribbean islands, Cuba Go to Columbus, Christopher (c. 1451–1506) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 15th century Exploration European empires from 1415 Spanish empire Europe Society Empires Latin America Caribbean
1515	The Spanish complete the conquest of Cuba and establish the town of Havana Go to Havana (Cuba, USA) in The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 16th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 Spanish empire Europe Empires Latin America Caribbean
1868	An uprising against Spanish rule in Cuba sparks off a Ten Years' War Go to Cuban War of Independence in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era Politics Protest and rebellion War European empires from 1415 Spanish empire Europe Empires Latin America Caribbean
1878	The Ten Years' War ends in Cuba, with Spain promising extensive reforms including the abolition of slavery Go to Cuban War of Independence in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era Slavery War European empires from 1415 Spanish empire Europe Society Empires Latin America Caribbean
1897	The Spanish governor in Cuba is recalled to Spain, for pioneering the concept of the concentration camp Go to concentration camp in The Oxford Companion to Military History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 Spanish empire Europe Empires Latin America Caribbean
1898	The US battleship Maine is blown up in Havana harbour, sparking off the Spanish-American War Go to Spanish–American War (1898) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era War European empires from 1415 Spanish empire US presidents Europe Empires Rulers and politicians Latin America Caribbean Theodore Roosevelt fights against the Spanish in Cuba with a volunteer regiment of cavalry, the Rough Riders Go to Rough Riders in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era War European empires from 1415 US presidents Europe Empires Rulers and politicians Latin America Caribbean In the Treaty of Paris, ending the Spanish-American War, Spain cedes Puerto Rico and Cuba to the USA Go to Paris, Treaty of (1898) in The Oxford Companion to American Military History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era Politics War European empires from 1415 Spanish empire US presidents Europe Spain Empires Rulers and politicians Latin America Caribbean North America United States
1902	Cuba becomes independent after three years of US military rule, with certain restrictions imposed by the Platt Amendment of 1901 Go to Platt Amendment in The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1900s 20th century Politics Conquest and colonization Latin America Caribbean
1903	Cuba is forced to accept a permanent US military presence in Guantanamo Bay Go to Guantanamo Bay in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1900s 20th century Politics Conquest and colonization US presidents Rulers and politicians Latin America Caribbean North America United States
1912	President Taft sends US marines to Cuba because of political unrest in the island Go to Cuba in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1910s 20th century Politics US presidents Rulers and politicians Latin America Caribbean North America United States
1933	Fulgencio Batista, as army chief of staff, begins a long career running the affairs of Cuba Go to Batista y Zaldívar, Fulgencio (b. 16 Jan. 1901) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1930s 20th century Politics Dynasties and royalty Latin America Caribbean
1956	Communist activist Fidel Castro returns from Mexico to Cuba to organize guerrilla warfare against the Batista regime Go to Castro Ruz, Fidel (13 Aug. 1926) in A Dictionary of Political Biography (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1950s 20th century Politics Communism Protest and rebellion War Cold war Wars since 1900 Latin America Caribbean Mexico
1958	Dictator Fulgencio Batista flees from Cuba, leaving Havana open to Fidel Castro and his victorious guerrillas Go to Batista y Zaldívar, Fulgencio (1901–1973) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1950s 20th century Politics Communism War Cold war Wars since 1900 Latin America Caribbean
1959	Fidel Castro begins more than four decades of authoritarian rule in Cuba Go to Castro Ruz, Fidel (b. 13 Aug. 1927) in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1950s 20th century Politics Communism War Cold war Wars since 1900 Latin America Caribbean
1961	An invasion force of about 1500 Cuban exiles comes ashore in Cuba's Bay of Pigs in an attempt to topple the Castro regime Go to Bay of Pigs (April 1961) in The Oxford Companion to United States History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1960s 20th century Politics War Cold war Wars since 1900 Latin America Caribbean Two days after landing in the Bay of Pigs, 114 Cuban exiles are dead and about 1300 have been captured Go to Bay of Pigs (April 1961) in The Oxford Companion to United States History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1960s 20th century Politics War Cold war Wars since 1900 Latin America Caribbean
1962	US intelligence reveals nuclear missile bases under construction in Cuba, causing an international crisis Go to Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1960s 20th century Politics Communism War Weapons US presidents Cold war Rulers and politicians Wars since 1900 Latin America Caribbean North America United States President Kennedy sends the US navy to prevent delivery of Soviet missiles to Cuba Go to Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1960s 20th century Politics Communism War US presidents Cold war Rulers and politicians Wars since 1900 Latin America Caribbean North America United States A deal between President Kennedy and Soviet premier Khrushchev defuses the Cuban missile crisis Go to Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1960s 20th century Politics Communism War Weapons US presidents Cold war Europe Russia Rulers and politicians Wars since 1900 Latin America Caribbean North America United States Fidel Castro releases, for $53 million in food and medicine, the Cuban exiles taken prisoner in the Bay of Pigs fiasco Go to Bay of Pigs (April 1961) in The Oxford Companion to United States History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1960s 20th century Politics War Cold war Wars since 1900 Latin America Caribbean
1975	Cuban troops, sent by Castro to Angola, clash with South African forces attempting to combat communism Go to Angola in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1970s 20th century Politics Communism War Cold war Africa South Africa Wars since 1900 Latin America
1999	Buena Vista Social Club, a nostalgic documentary by Wim Wenders, triggers a cult for Cuban music Go to Buena Vista Social Club in Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1990s 20th century Film Germany Latin America
2002	The US holds suspected al-Qaeda terrorists indefinitely, and without legal rights, in Guantanamo Bay, an American enclave in Cuba Go to Guantanamo Bay in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 21st century Politics US presidents Rulers and politicians Latin America Caribbean North America United States
2008	After 49 years as president of Cuba, Fidel Castro resigns for reasons of ill health Go to Castro, Fidel (1927– ) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 21st century Latin America Caribbean The National Assembly elects Fidel Castro's brother Raúl to succeed him as president of Cuba Go to Castro, Fidel (1927– ) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 21st century Latin America Caribbean
2009	One of President Obama's first acts in office is to sign an order that the Guantanamo Bay detention camp is to be closed within a year (a promise that fails to be fulfilled) Go to House of Representatives in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 21st century Politics US presidents Rulers and politicians Latin America Caribbean North America United States

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