When was independence established?

Cuba became an independent republic in 1902, and the following year signed the Platt Amendment with the US, which gave the US the right to intervene when necessary to maintain successful independence. One of the conditions in the agreement was for the new government to sell or lease land to the US that could be used for coaling or naval bases. The right of the US to intervene in Cuba’s internal affairs ended with another agreement in 1934, but their rights to maintain the naval base at Guant?namo Bay were kept.

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