On May 20, 1902 the republic of Cuba was created. However, under the Cuban constitution, the US kept the right to supervise finances and other affairs in Cuba; this was known as the Platt amendment. Don Tomas Estrada Palma (1835-1908) became the first president of Cuba. He managed to sign important agreements with the United [...]
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Cuban Business before and after.
I visited my cousin and he shared some stories with me about his father. He pulled out an old photo album and showed me an old picture of himself in 1958 working at his dad’s business. The business was a small local cafeteria that served breakfast, coffee and sandwiches. He remembered how his dad used [...]
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