Tuesday 15 April 2014

Cuba



Agi's destination was Cuba this time. So exotic, huh? :) And not only she sent me a postcard, but she even found one with a waterfall. Amazing! Thanks a lot! 
Cuba is, as you probably know, an island country in the Caribbean, comprised of  the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagosHavana is the capital of Cuba and its largest city. 
The island of Cuba was inhabited by numerous Mesoamerican tribes prior to the landing  Christopher Columbus in 1492, who claimed it for the Kingdom of Spain. Cuba remained a colony of Spain until the Spanish–American War of 1898, after which it was briefly administered by the United States until gaining nominal independence in 1902. The fragile republic endured increasingly radical politics and social strife, and despite efforts to strengthen its democratic system, Cuba came under the dictatorship of former president Fulgencio Batista in 1952. Growing unrest and instability led to Batista's ousting in January 1959 by the July 26 movement, which afterwards established a new socialist administration under the leadership of Fidel Castro. Since 1965, the country has been governed as a single-party state by the Communist Party.


2 comments:

  1. nisi ni ti dobio pečat na ovu markicu, ko ni ja :(

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  2. Te egzoticnije zemlje cesto stizu bez pecata :/

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