12 juin 1901 - Cubans ratify Platt Amendment (June 1901)

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Cubans didn’t like Platt Amendment, kept Cuba under US control; Cubans forced to agree not to sign treaties that might compromise indie, not to take on too much debt; Had to agree to US restoring order if they see fit; Cubans promised to sell/lease coaling or naval stations to US (included Guantanamo); US repealed it (1934) tho US still occupies 28k acre Cuban beachhead at Guantanamo under agreement that can only be revoked by consent of both parties

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