When did the United States invade Cuba and when did they leave?

Hamlet.

January 24, 1898 the US battleship Maine entered Havana's harbor, March 2, 1901 the Cuban government accepted the Platt admendment which was a US requirement for the US to leave Cuba - although we never left Guantanamo Bay... Nov 09 03, 8:37 AM

lothruin

It isn't quite that cut and dry. 1898: US decides to liberate Cuba from Spain. Success takes 3 months. 1901: The Platte Amendment is added to the new Cuban constitution, allowing the US to intervene in Cuban affairs at will. US forces leave Cuba. 1903: Cuban government leases land to the US on which Guantanamo Naval Base is built. 1906-1909: US forces occupy Cuba to "restore order." 1912: US forces occupy Cuba to "protect American interests". They do the same from 1917-1922. In the subsequent years, Cuba will see a number of different governments. Fidel Castro took power in 1959 and began nationalizing Cuban land. Of course, relations between Cuba and the US have gone far south since that time. According to a treaty signed in 1934, the US can occupy on lease the area of land on which Guantanamo is situated for as long as it like, provided it complies with the treaty. However, the land is ultimately Cuban. The US still pays the lease amount, but the Cuban government considers the installation illegitimate and never cashes the treasury checks. Nov 09 03, 9:49 AM

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