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Osmany Cienfuegos Gorriarán
Osmany Cienfuegos Gorriarán (4 February 1931 – 17 May 2025) was a Cuban politician and older brother of Camilo Cienfuegos. He served in various roles in the Cuban government. Cienfuegos was the only one of three brothers who attended the University of Havana, where he graduated as an architect in 1954. He joined the Popular Socialist Party (Cuba), Popular Socialist Party (Partido Socialista Popular, PSP). He was exiled to Mexico in 1957 and remained there until 1959. After his brother's death, he was chosen to be the Minister of Construction in 1960. After the foundation of the Communist Party of Cuba in 1965, Cienfuegos was chosen as the president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, PCC Central Committee. He played a key role in implementing Cuban policies toward Africa in the 1960s, such as the Foreign interventions by Cuba#Congo Crisis, intervention in the Congo in 1965. In 1966, he was appointed Secretary General of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Cuba (1902–1959)
The Republic of Cuba, covering the historical period in Cuban history between 1902 and 1959, was an island country comprised the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud (after 1925) and several minor archipelagos. The period began in 1902 following the end of its first U.S. military occupation years after Cuba declared independence in 1898 from the Spanish Empire. This era included various changing governments and U.S. military occupations, and ended with the outbreak of the Cuban Revolution in 1959. During this period, the United States exerted great influence on Cuban politics, notably through the Platt Amendment. The governments of Cuba between independence from Spain and the Revolution have been regarded as client state of the United States. From 1902 to 1934, Cuban and U.S. law included the Platt Amendment, which guaranteed the United States right to intervene in Cuba, making it a U.S. protectorate, and placed restrictions on Cuban foreign relations. In 1934, Cuba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |