Cuba has had several constitutions. In 1940, the Batistas adopted a constitution which created a democracy, land reform, public education, minimum wage and several other progressive ideas. Unfortunately, there was no way to implement it, the Batista government became corrupt, and in 1952 it was suspended. Four years later, a communist government was in power. Almost two decades after Fidel Castro took control of Cuba, the government created a new constitution in 1976. This constitution creates several social programs and provides for citizen initiative, but in practice, the latter has been difficult to carry out. It does not give free speech, and Cuban dissidents are regulary jailed. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar General Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (January 16, 1901–August 6, 1973) was the de facto leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1940 and the countrys official president from 1940 to 1944 and again from 1952 to 1959. ... Land reform (also agrarian reform although that can have a broader meaning) is the government-initiated or government-backed redistribution of — i. ... Public education is schooling provided by the government, and paid for by taxes, in countries other than England where public schools are privately funded. ... The minimum wage is the minimum rate a worker can legally be paid (usually per hour) as opposed to wages that are determined by the forces of supply and demand in a free market. ... Progressive can refer to: Progressive music, including Progressive rock, Progressive metal and Progressive electronica Political Progressivism Several Progressive Parties Progressive Era in the United States (1890-1913) Progressive, a company providing auto insurance The Progressive, a left-wing monthly magazine The progressive tense in grammar Progressive lenses, used to correct... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fidel Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) has led Cuba since 1959, when, leading the 26th of July Movement, he overthrew the regime of Fulgencio Batista, and transformed Cuba into the first Socialist state in the Western Hemisphere. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
To the north is found the United States, to the northeast the Bahamas, to the east the Turks and Caicos Islands, to the west Mexico, to the south the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, and to the southeast Haiti.
Pre-Columbian Cuba was first visited by Europeans when explorer Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Cuba for the first time on October 28, 1492, at the eastern tip, in the Cazigazgo of Baracoa.
Cuba has a high abortion rate of 77.7 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 in 1996, 3rd highest in the world among 55 countries whose abortion rate was available to be compiled in a 1999 UN study.
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