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Jose Marti
Jose Marti dies. He was the revolutionary hero of Cuba, and his ideology was used to spur on latter cuban revolutions. -
Platt Amendment
This amendment specified the terms for U.S. military withdrawl from Cuba, and allowed for legal U.S. intervention in Cuba, including claiming territory there such as Guantanamo Bay -
Partido Autentico
Consituted in this month, they had significant influence in Cuba, especially in the Constiutional Assembly, form 1933 to 1952, dissolving in 1954, after they had become unpopular. They were the most socialist of all the parties, and had many socialist and corporatist ideology. -
Ortodoxo Party
Founded in this year by Eduardo Chibas to counter government corruption and lack of refrom, it's goals were to create a disctince cuban identity, establish econcomic independence and institute social refroms. THe party dissolved in 1952 as Batista regained power, but while it was active, Fidel Castro was a active member. -
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON)
Created on this day, it was an economic organization lead by the USSR, that was made up of Eastern bloc countires and various socialist states aroundt the world. It was a reply to the Organization for European Economic Co-operation in non communist Europe. It offered financial, governmental, and military support for Cuba. It's members often had autachratic policies, or those that allow a country to be self suffiecent. -
Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista overthrows the government and rules as a dictator
