United States Protectorate over Cuba
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| United States Protectorate over Cuba | ||||||
| Protectorate of the United States | ||||||
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| Capital | Havana | |||||
| Languages | Spanish, English | |||||
| Government | Provisional Government | |||||
| Governor-General | ||||||
| - | 1899 | John R. Brooke | ||||
| - | 1899–1902 | Leonard Wood | ||||
| Historical era | Modern Era | |||||
| - | Teller Amendment | 20 April 1898 | ||||
| - | Treaty of Paris | 11 April 1899 | ||||
| - | Platt Amendment | 2 March 1901 | ||||
| - | Independence declared | 20 May 1902 | ||||
| Today part of |  Cuba United States |
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The United States Protectorate over Cuba was a provisional US protectorate over Cuba that was established in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War in 1899 when Spain ceded Cuba to the United States.
