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Line 13: + + + + + + + − Since coming to power in 1959 Cuban leader Fidel Castro has been the victim of over 670 CIA assassination attempts{{fact}} and one American backed invasion. This was in an attempt to reinstate the pro-American dictatorial regime that existed before{{fact}}. (This is similar to the US backing of war criminal [[General Pinochet]] over his democratically elected communist opponent). Since the Cuban revolution the population of Cuba has been forced to endure a highly illegal US blockade on the island. Despite this the present government has achieved a 100% [[literacy]] rate on the island{{fact}} and has one of the best medical and educational systems of any country, all provided for by the state and available to any citizen of the island.{{fact}} − Cuba has more of its population over 100 years old than any other country and is famed for its Cuban ska bands such as Buena Vista Social Club and Cafe Cubano. − + −
fixed some minor pov - both pro and anti cuba, and added quite a few references
'''Cuba''' is an island located in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], 90 miles south of Florida. Cuba has been ruled by a communist dictator named [[Fidel Castro]] since 1959.
'''Cuba''' is an island located in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], 90 miles south of Florida.
==Slavery and other History==
Cuba relied on [[slavery]] longer than any other nation or colony in the Western Hemisphere. Cuba had a slave trade from 1521 to the late 1870s, including the famous [[triangular trade]]. In 1868, a Creole farmer started a revolution for racial equality, freedom of speech and association. It was then a colony of Spain, which put down the insurgency after a ten-year struggle. In 1880, the Spanish Cortes approved the [[abolition]] law, which provided for an eight-year period of ''patronato'' (tutelage) for all slaves liberated according to the law. This only amounted to indentured servitude as slaves were required to spend those eight years working for their masters at no charge. On October 7, 1886, slavery was finally abolished in Cuba by a royal decree that also made the patronato illegal.
Cuba relied on [[slavery]] longer than any other nation or colony in the Western Hemisphere. Cuba had a slave trade from 1521 to the late 1870s, including the famous [[triangular trade]]. In 1868, a Creole farmer started a revolution for racial equality, freedom of speech and association. It was then a colony of Spain, which put down the insurgency after a ten-year struggle. In 1880, the Spanish Cortes approved the [[abolition]] law, which provided for an eight-year period of ''patronato'' (tutelage) for all slaves liberated according to the law. This only amounted to indentured servitude as slaves were required to spend those eight years working for their masters at no charge. On October 7, 1886, slavery was finally abolished in Cuba by a royal decree that also made the patronato illegal.
<ref>[http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/funfacts/slavery.htm Abolition of Slavery - History of Cuba]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/funfacts/slavery.htm Abolition of Slavery - History of Cuba]</ref>
:Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives ... That the people of the island of Cuba are and of right ought to be free.
:Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives ... That the people of the island of Cuba are and of right ought to be free.
==Government==
Cuba is a self-described [[socialist republic]], and claims that it is democratic, however it is noteworthy that Cuba's lone party has been ruled by [[Fidel Castro]] since 1959, when, notably, Castro and [[Che Guevara]] led a revolution to overthrow [[Fulgencio Batista]]. In 1960, Cuba became a communist nation, and the [[United States]] and Cuba relationship went into turmoil.
Relations between the United States and Cuba have been shaky at best since the revolution. In 1960, after officially declaring themselves communist, the US began a trade-embargo on Cuba that last to this day. Since coming to power, Cuban leader Fidel Castro has been the victim of over 670 CIA assassination attempts{{fact}} and one American backed invasion ([[The Bay of Pigs]]). This was in an attempt to reinstate the pro-American dictatorial regime of Batista that was previously in charge. (This is similar to the US backing of war criminal [[General Pinochet]] over his democratically elected communist opponent).
==Education and Standard of Living==
Despite the embargo, the present government has achieved a 97% [[literacy]] rate on the island<ref>https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cu.html</ref> and has one of the best medical and educational systems of any country, all provided for by the state and available to any citizen of the island.<ref>[http://www.worldpress.org/Europe/1659.cfm]</ref>
== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Caribbean Countries]]
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