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Tomas Estrada Palma Biography and Timeline

Follow Tomas Estrada Palma through 4 dated historical records for Cuba.

Tomas Estrada Palma, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1902

Constitution of Cuba

President of Cuba · Government / Government of Cuba

Under the new Cuban constitution the US retains the right to intervene in Cuban affairs and to supervise its finances and foreign relations. Under the new Cuban constitution, however, the U.S. retained the right to intervene in Cuban affairs and to supervise its finances and foreign relations

Independence of Cuba

President of Cuba · Government / Government of Cuba

Under the Platt Amendment, Cuba agrees to lease to the U.S. the naval base at Guantanamo Bay. Under the new Cuban constitution, however, the U.S. retained the right to intervene in Cuban affairs and to supervise its finances and foreign relations. The Republic of Cuba gains formal independence, with the independence leader Tomas Estrada Palma becoming the countrys first President

Platt Amendment

President of Cuba · Government / Government of Cuba

Under the Platt Amendment, Cuba agrees to lease to the U.S. the naval base at Guantanamo Bay

President of Cuba

President of Cuba · Government / Government of Cuba

The Republic of Cuba gains formal independence, with the independence leader Tomas Estrada Palma becoming the countrys first President

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.