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Spanish set out from Hispaniola, thus begining the conquest of Cuba
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The first govenor of Cuba, Diego Velåzqueza leads a group of settlers.
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Havana founded as San Cristobal de la Habana.
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First African slaves arrive in Cuba.
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French forces breifly occupy Havana.
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Govenor relocates to Cuba
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Havana is officially named the capital of Cuba
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An epidemic wipes out a third of the island's population.
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English fleet captures Santiago de Cuba to open up trade with Jamaica.
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Franciso Rodriguez de Ledesma becomes the new govenor of Cuba
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Skirmishes between British and Spanish fleets in the Havana harbor.
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British occupy Havana.
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British forces give up Cuba in return for Florida.
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First war for Cuban independence
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Cuban indepenence is announced
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USS Maine explodes while in harbor at Havana.
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Ends Spanish-American War and Spain reliquishes sovereignty over Cuba.
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Withdrawl of US troops in Cuba
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Communist Party is legalized again
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Cuba declares war on the Axis powers.
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Fidel Castro becomes the Premier of Cuba
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failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on 17 April 1961
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US learns of Soviet controlled warheads in Cuba and demands they are removed
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Cuba enters World War 1 on the side of the Allies