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Today in American Military History
1902 US military occupation of Cuba (since June of 1898) ends
After America helped Cuba break free from Spanish rule in 1898, the U.S. government continued to intervene militarily and American businesses continued to invest economically, while U.S. mobsters made the island their money-laundering playground. But after the Cuban revolution installed the Western hemisphere’s most stringent socialist regime in 1959 and nationalized U.S.-owned businesses, relations quickly frayed. Even after the Cold War ended, the clash of capitalist and socialist ideologies continued.
1902 US military occupation of Cuba (since June of 1898) ends
After America helped Cuba break free from Spanish rule in 1898, the U.S. government continued to intervene militarily and American businesses continued to invest economically, while U.S. mobsters made the island their money-laundering playground. But after the Cuban revolution installed the Western hemisphere’s most stringent socialist regime in 1959 and nationalized U.S.-owned businesses, relations quickly frayed. Even after the Cold War ended, the clash of capitalist and socialist ideologies continued.
A Timeline of US-Cuba Relations | HISTORY
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"...In 1940, Batista was elected president of Cuba... he played a pivotal role in instituting the country’s first constitution... a great point of pride for all Cubans.... For Batista...it was the crowning achievement of his career. So filled with a sense of accomplishment... he didn’t run for a second term as president. Instead, he retired to Daytona Beach, Florida...
...Within months of the 1946 Mob conference in Havana, Lansky visited Batista in Daytona Beach and once again made a pitch: We need you back in Cuba. Everything is in place for us to achieve what we talked about many years ago..."
https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/when-the-mob-ruled-havana
"...In 1940, Batista was elected president of Cuba... he played a pivotal role in instituting the country’s first constitution... a great point of pride for all Cubans.... For Batista...it was the crowning achievement of his career. So filled with a sense of accomplishment... he didn’t run for a second term as president. Instead, he retired to Daytona Beach, Florida...
...Within months of the 1946 Mob conference in Havana, Lansky visited Batista in Daytona Beach and once again made a pitch: We need you back in Cuba. Everything is in place for us to achieve what we talked about many years ago..."
https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/when-the-mob-ruled-havana
When the Mob Ruled Havana | Cigar Aficionado
Before Castro, Cuba was a playground for America, where mobsters like Meyer Lanksy partnered with a vice-friendly government to provide gambling and other diversions. | Cigar Aficionado
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