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Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. Cuba was an island belonging to Spain until 1898. Then America claimed Cuba from Spain. Since 1902 Cuba has been an independent country.
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Spain controlled Cuba until 1898.
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No, Cuba gained its independence from Spain in 1898.
First Spain in 1898. In 1898 the US occupied Cuba until 1902.
Cuba was a possession of Spain until 1899.
Cuba didn't gain independence until the communist revolution in 1959. Between 1898 and 1959 it was a puppet state controlled by the US government. The US acquired Cuba after the Spanish-American war in 1898
The US was given control of Cuba in 1898 by the Treaty of Paris which ended the Spanish-American War. The treaty put the United States in total control of Cuba and the US took over military possession of the nation from January 1 1899 until May 20 1902, when the US possession of Cuba ended.
Spain was in control of Cuba until 1898.