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The Cuban senate unanimously passed a resolution that a state of war existed against Germany and the Cuban congress approved the declaration of war on April 7, 1917. Thus Cuba was one of the few Latin American countries, along with Panama , Bolivia and Uruguay , who joined the Allies of World War I .
Cuban flag (blue and white stripes and red equilateral triangle with white star) After the United States seized Cuba from Spain during the Spanish–American War, the U.S. flag flew from January 1, 1899, until independence was granted. On May 20, 1902, the Cuban national flag was hoisted as a symbol of independence and sovereignty.
1 January: Military government installed by the United States. [3] 11 April: Spanish–American War officially ends. 1900. 16 June: Cuban local elections. [4] 1 July: Municipal officials installed by the military governor were replaced with elected officials. [4] 1901. 21 February: Constitution of the Republic of Cuba is adopted.
By March 1978, following months of tank warfare, a combined force of Ethiopian and Cuban troops (led by Russian and Cuban officers) repulsed the enemy. The Somali army, which had taken a severe beating from Cuban artillery and air attacks, [44] was destroyed as a fighting force. [45] Cuban losses were 160 killed, [46] 11 tanks and 3 planes.
Common among all soldiers were straw hats, which were necessary for protection against the hot Cuban sun. Some of these hats had the front folded upwards, upon which the Cuban flag or the Coat of arms of Cuba were displayed. [2] The common dress uniform was a white or khaki drill tunic and trousers.
National flag: Flag of Cuba: A 1:2 rectangular flag, consisting of five blue and white alternating horizontal stripes, with a red equilateral triangle at the hoist, bearing a white, five-pointed star in its center. It was designed by Narciso López and Miguel Teurbe Tolón, and adopted on May 20, 1849. National emblem: Coat of arms of Cuba
The force was originally called the Army of Cuban Intervention but Taft renamed it on 15 October the Army of Cuban Pacification. [10] The U.S. Congress and Roosevelt authorized the deployment of 18,000 men to Cuba for the expedition but the number in Cuba never exceeded 425 officers and 6,196 enlisted men.