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Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea whose capital and largest city is Havana. The population of Cuba is approximately 11.5 million people, most of whom are Roman Catholic. The economy is largely state-controlled and centered around exports like sugar, tobacco, and coffee. Cuba has a long history dating back to indigenous peoples and Spanish colonization. It gained independence in the late 19th century but has had a tumultuous relationship with the United States, leading to the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s and establishment of a communist government under Fidel Castro.
Presentation on cuba
- 1. CUBA
- 2. Official name : Official name of cuba is Republic of Cuba Capital : The capital of cuba is havana Important cities : Famous cities of cuba are hanava, santiago de cuba, santa clara,mantanzas,,,,,,
- 3. Geographic location of cuba: cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea Cuba has a total land area of 110,860 km2 Cuba lies west of the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Gulf of Mexico, south of the straits of florida , northwest of the Windward Passage, and northeast of the Yucatan Channel
- 4. Population : The Population of cuba is about 11.5 million Religious and ethnic divison : catholicism 60%, protestantism 24%, christian5%, others 11%
- 5. Economy The economy of cuba is a largely state-controlled, centrally planned economy overseen by the cuban government, though there remains significant foreign investment and private enterprise in cuba. Most of the means of production are owned and run by the government, and most of the labor force is employed by the state.
- 6. DGP : 68.23 billion dollar (2013) exports :sugar, medical products, tobacco, coffee, etc imports :petrolium, food, machinery, chemicals etc
- 7. Majors conflicts : cubian indepandence war 1895 – 1898 spanish american war 1898 cuban revolt 1917 cubian milletary rebellion 1933
- 8. membership in international organizations : international atomic energy agency international chamber of commerce international labor organization
- 9. history : The history of Cuba began with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and the subsequent invasion of the island by the Spaniards Cuba awakent in the 19th centuary. The US Government would remain a presence in Cuba until 1902 when Estrada Palma was elected as the first President. Another revolution would follow when Fulgencio Batista, a Cuban military leader, would overthrow the government of G.Machado in 1933. Batista became President in 1940 and is known for his installation of a police state. .
- 10. The remaining period of the history of Cuba would involve the country leading communist revolutions around the world aided by the Soviet Union. On May 20, 1902, after almost five years of U.S. military occupation, Cuba launched into nationhood
- 11. Pre-Columbian history: The known history of Cuba predates Christopher Columbus's landing on the island during his first voyage of discovery in 1492. Archeological evidence suggests that, before Columbus' arrival, the indigenous Guanajatabey, who had inhabited the island for centuries, were driven to the west of Cuba by the arrival of two subsequent waves of migrants, the Taíno and Ciboney. These people, sometimes referred to as the neo-Taíno nations
- 12. The 16th–18th centuries: Cuba under attack: Colonial Cuba was a frequent target of buccaneers, pirates and French corsairs seeking Spain's New World riches. In response to repeated raids, defences were bolstered throughout the island during the 16th century. In Havana, the fortress of Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro was built to deter potential invaders, which included the English privateer Francis Drake, who sailed within sight of Havana harbour but did not disembark on the island.
- 13. Though Havana, which had become the third-largest city in the Americas, was to enter an era of sustained development and closening ties with North America during this period,
- 14. 1953–59: the Cuban Revolution: In 1952 Fidel Castro, a young lawyer running for a seat in the Chamber of Representatives for the Partido Ortodoxo, circulated a petition to depose Batista's government on the grounds that it had illegitimately suspended the electoral process. However, the courts did not act on the petition and ignored Castro's legal challenges. Castro thus resolved to use armed force to overthrow Batista; he and his brother Raúl gathered supporters, and on 26 July 1953 led an attack on the Moncada Barracks near Santiago de Cuba. The attack ended in failure – the authorities killed several of the insurgents, captured Castro himself, tried him and sentenced him to 15 years in prison.
- 15. The United States imposed trade restrictions on the Batista administration and sent an envoy who attempted to persuade Batista to leave the country voluntarily. With the military situation becoming untenable, Batista fled on 1 January 1959, and Castro took over. Within months of taking control, Castro moved to consolidate his power by brutally marginalizing other resistance groups and figures and imprisoning and executing opponents and dissident former supporters.As the revolution became more radical and continued its persecution of those who did not agree with its direction, hundreds of thousands of Cubans fled the island, eventually forming a large exile community in the United States.
- 16. Modern era : Starting from the mid-1980s, Cuba experienced a crisis referred to as the Special Period. When the Soviet Union, the country's primary source of trade, was dissolved in late 1991, a major boost to Cuba's economy was lost, leaving it essentially paralyzed because of the economy's narrow basis, focused on just a few products with just a few buyers. Also, supplies (including oil) almost dried up. Over 80% of Cuba's trade was lost and living conditions declined. A Special Period in Peacetime was declared, which included cutbacks on transport and electricity and even food rationing.