Permanent historical factsheet

Constitution of Cuba

Cuba · Government / Government of Cuba. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1902–1944Date range
4Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1902

Tomas Estrada Palma20 May 1902

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

1908

Jose Miguel Gomez1908

Government / Government of Cuba

Self-Government is restored when Jose Miguel Gomez is elected President, but the US retains its supervision of Cuban affairs

1925

Gerardo Machado1925

Government / Government of Cuba

Gerardo Machado y Morales, having been elected President, suspends the constitution

1944

Ramon Grau San Martin1944

Havana · Government / Government of Cuba

Establishes a dictatorship

Names involved

Gerardo MachadoJose Miguel GomezRamon Grau San MartinTomas Estrada Palma

Provenance

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