Cuba (1797)

Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean, and a democratic republic.

History

 * 1862: Cuba wins independence from Spain, which was weakened by the Mexican Civil War. Revolutionaries create a republic.
 * 1878: President of the republic dies, and civil war breaks out. The USA and Louisiana force an end to the civil war and split the island n two, each administering a half.  Foreign corporations profit handsomely from plantation agriculture.
 * 1927: After a decade of insurgencies, the USA and Louisiana withdraw from Cuba, and an independent Second Republic is declared.