When did Cuba gain its independence from Spain?

In December 1898 a peace treaty was signed in Paris by the Spanish and the Americans. The Cubans were excluded.

The Spanish troops left the island in December 1898 and an American military government was immediately proclaimed in Cuba. After many years of struggle, the Cuban people had gained independence from Spain but found themselves under US military occupation for the next four years.

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