Second Occupation of Cuba

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The Second Occupation of Cuba was a period of U.S. military control over Cuba from 1906 to 1909, established to stabilize the island’s political situation and oversee governmental reforms following internal unrest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military occupation
aimedTo oversee governmental reforms in Cuba
prevent renewed civil war in Cuba
stabilize the political situation in Cuba
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Cuba NERFINISHED
commander Charles Edward Magoon NERFINISHED
William Howard Taft NERFINISHED
conflictType intervention
countryInvolved Cuba NERFINISHED
United States of America NERFINISHED
describedAs period of U.S. military control over Cuba from 1906 to 1909
endTime 1909-01-28
followedBy formal restoration of Cuban self-government in 1909
governmentFormDuringEvent U.S. provisional military government in Cuba NERFINISHED
hasCause Cuban political unrest in 1906
Liberal revolt in Cuba in 1906
collapse of the government of Tomás Estrada Palma
hasEffect reorganization of Cuban government institutions
supervision of new Cuban elections
temporary U.S. military government in Cuba
historicalRegion Caribbean NERFINISHED
implementedPolicy administrative reforms in Cuban public administration
reforms in Cuban financial administration
reforms in Cuban judicial system
legalBasis Cuban–American Treaty of Relations of 1903 NERFINISHED
Platt Amendment NERFINISHED
location Cuba NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Army
United States Marine Corps
officeHeldBy Charles Edward Magoon as Provisional Governor of Cuba
William Howard Taft as Provisional Governor of Cuba
partOf Cuba–United States relations NERFINISHED
history of Cuba
history of United States foreign interventions
precededBy First Occupation of Cuba NERFINISHED
reasonForIntervention invocation of U.S. rights under the Platt Amendment
request for U.S. mediation by Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma
relatedTo Cuban–American Treaty of Relations NERFINISHED
Platt Amendment to the Army Appropriations Act of 1901 NERFINISHED
result inauguration of Cuban President José Miguel Gómez
withdrawal of U.S. troops from Cuba in 1909
startTime 1906-09-29
supervised Cuban national elections of 1908
timePeriod early 20th century

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Provisional Governor of Cuba appliesDuring Second Occupation of Cuba
this entity surface form: Second Occupation of Cuba (1906–1909)
United States interventions in Latin America includesEvent Second Occupation of Cuba
this entity surface form: U.S. occupation of Cuba
Provisional Governor of Cuba legalBasis Second Occupation of Cuba
Provisional Governor of Cuba partOf Second Occupation of Cuba
this entity surface form: Second United States Occupation of Cuba
Army Appropriations Act of 1901 relatedEvent Second Occupation of Cuba
this entity surface form: U.S. occupation of Cuba