1990 ⟶ United States Begins Radio and Television Martí Broadcasts to Cuba

March 27: The United States begins broadcasting Radio y Tele...
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📜 Platt Amendment Establishes Cuban Independence with US Oversight

March 2: The Platt Amendment provides for Cuban independence in exchange for the withdrawal of American troops.⟶
Platt Amendment Establishes Cuban Independence with US Oversight (1901)
ImperialismUS Foreign PolicySpanish-American WarTreatySovereigntyPolitical Influence
CubaCubaUnited StatesUnited States

🕊️ United States Grants Cuba Independence

May 20: Cuba given independence by the United States.⟶
United States Grants Cuba Independence (1902)
IndependenceCuban HistoryUnited States HistoryImperialismColonialismDiplomacyTreaty of ParisSpanish-American WarSovereignty
CubaCubaUnited StatesUnited States

🇨🇺 Fidel Castro's Forces Seize Power in Cuba

January 1: Cuban Revolution ends.⟶
Fidel Castro's Forces Seize Power in Cuba (1959)
Cold WarRevolutionCommunismDictatorshipCuban RevolutionFidel CastroPolitical Change
CubaCuba

🇺🇸 Jimmy Carter Inaugurated as U.S. President

January 20: Jimmy Carter is inaugurated as President of the United States.⟶
Jimmy Carter Inaugurated as U.S. President (1977)
PresidencyInaugurationCold WarForeign Policy
United StatesUnited States

📡 United States Begins Radio and Television Martí Broadcasts to Cuba

March 27: The United States begins broadcasting Radio y Televisión Martí to Cuba.⟶
United States Begins Radio and Television Martí Broadcasts to Cuba (1990)
Cold WarPropagandaTelevisionCuban RevolutionInternational Relations
United StatesUnited StatesCubaCuba

🤝 Barack Obama Visits Cuba

March 20: Barack Obama becomes the first U.S. president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge in 1928.⟶
Barack Obama Visits Cuba (2016)
DiplomacyForeign RelationsCold War Legacy
United StatesUnited StatesCubaCuba