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The island of Cuba was inhabited by various Mesoamerican cultures prior to its discovery by the Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492. After Columbus' arrival, Cuba became a Spanish colony, ruled by a Spanish governor in Havana. In 1762, Havana was briefly occupied by Great Britain, before being returned to Spain in exchange for Florida. A series of rebellions during the 19th century failed to end Spanish rule. However, the Spanish–American War resulted in a Spanish withdrawal from the island in 1898, and Cuba gained formal independence in 1902.
In the years following its independence, the Cuban republic saw significant economic development, but also political corruption and a succession of despotic leaders, culminating in the overthrow of the dictator Fulgencio Batista by the 26th of July Movement, led by Fidel and Raúl Castro Ruz, during the 1953–9 Cuban Revolution. Cuba has since been governed as a socialist state by the Communist Party under the leadership of the Castro brothers. The country has been politically and economically isolated by the United States since the Revolution, but has gradually gained access to foreign commerce and travel as efforts to normalise diplomatic relations have progressed. Domestic economic reforms are also beginning to modernize Cuba's socialist economy.
Coordinates: 21°30′N 80°00′W / 21.500°N 80.000°W / 21.500; -80.000
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: República de Cuba ), is a country comprising the islands of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud and several archipelagos in the Caribbean Sea. The capital and largest city Havana is 365 km (227 mi) from Miami, Florida. Geographically, Cuba is considered part of North America. Culturally, it is considered part of Latin America.
Prior to Spanish colonization in the late 15th century, Cuba was inhabited by Amerindian tribes. It remained a colony of Spain until the Spanish–American War of 1898, which led to nominal independence as a de facto U.S. protectorate in 1902. As a fragile republic, Cuba attempted to strengthen its democratic system, but mounting political radicalization and social strife culminated in the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in 1952. Further unrest and instability led to Batista's ousting in January 1959 by the July 26 movement, which afterwards established a government under the leadership of Fidel Castro. Since 1965, the country has been governed by the Communist Party of Cuba.
Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), better known by his stage name Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, singer, songwriter, record producer, recording artist and remixer. His debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and was the precursor to his top-10 singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls". In 2009, Harris released his second studio album, Ready for the Weekend, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and earned a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry within two months of release. Its lead single, "I'm Not Alone", became his first number one on the UK Singles Chart.
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Complex News' Nadeska Alexis spends 4 days with Usher in Havana, Cuba ahead of the release of his 8th album 'Hard II Love.' Subscribe to our New Complex Channel: https://goo.gl/43ac5w Subscribe to Complex for More: http://goo.gl/PJeLOl Check out more of Complex here: http://www.complex.com https://twitter.com/ComplexMag https://www.facebook.com/complex https://www.instagram.com/complex/ https://plus.google.com/+complex/ COMPLEX is a community of creators and curators, armed with the Internet, committed to surfacing and sharing the voices and conversations that define our new America. Our videos exemplify convergence culture, exploring topics that include music, sneakers, style, sports and pop culture through original shows and Complex News segments. Featuring your favorite celebrities, a...
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WPBF 25’s Todd McDermott takes you inside Havana, Cuba in a way few American’s have ever seen it. This isn’t about politics; it’s about the people we’re not allowed to know, and the country that’s quickly becoming part of our future. Subscribe to WPBF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1qfxvbX Get more West Palm Beach news: http://www.wpbf.com/ Like us: http://www.facebook.com/wpbf25news Follow us: http://twitter.com/WPBF25News Google+: http://plus.google.com/+WPBF
Anarchast Ep.308 In this all Spanish language interview, on location in Cuba, Jeff interviews one of the few Anarcho-Capitalists there, Nelson Chartrand. Topics include: freedom vs the state in Cuba, founding the Anarcho-Capitalist club, a great lack of modern technologies such as internet mean little outside contact, little private business and a monopoly of foreign trade by an elite, the risks of opposing the current government, the people born into indoctrination, , Nelson's struggle in trying to legalize a Mises institute in Cuba, making a living there usually means abandoning ones beliefs and principles and adjusting to the dictatorship, Nelson's years in prison for standing up for freedom, peaceful resistance and the non aggression principle, people are afraid of freedom but freedom...
#CUBA: What a country, what a culture, what an adventure!!! Cuba was one of our best adventures so far, so it's hardly surprising that this video lands straight on our highlights reel. You guys know we are addicted to travel and that we do it on a super tight budget, so leaving our VW Kombi home behind and backpacking to Cuba was a real vacation for us. In the Cuba episode we use everything that we've learnt about travel to hunt out the best deals and free adventures so that we could make this trip possible. Honestly Cuba has two sides, the local side and the tourist side - they even both have separate currencies would you believe?! A lot of the Cuban tourist scene that is presented to you is 5 Star hotels and Caribbean beaches. In this 2 part series we wanted to strip all that a...
La Cuba del siglo XXI atrae a los turistas por tres motivos: curiosidad por visitar un país comunista, los autos viejos y las jineteras baratas. Este viejo oficio ha cobrado auge en Cuba por la oferta del mercado que viene de la mano con los turistas, y la falta de otras opciones legales de ganar suficiente dinero para vivir en Cuba. El comercio informal es igual de ilegal, y tiene la desventaja de que en cualquier encuentro con la policía se pierde la mercancía, que en si misma es una prueba del delito. En cambio a las jineteras, los policías no tienen nada que quitarle, en todo caso, exigen que paguen con sus servicios, y muchas lo hacen. En Cuba, cualquier jinetera gana mas que un doctor o un ingeniero, que un policía, o que un funcionario gubernamental, sin embargo, no requiere ni la...
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