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    Tomás Estrada Palma (c. July 6, 1835 – November 4, 1908) was a Cuban politician, the president of the Cuban Republican in Arms during the Ten Years' War...
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  • de Estrada Palma, or popularly Veva, (30 July 1858 – 30 December 1926) was the Honduran-born wife of the first President of Cuba, Tomás Estrada Palma, when...
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  • revolutionary soldier Tomás Eloy Martínez (1934–2010), Argentine journalist and writer Tomás Estrada Palma (1832–1908), Cuban political figure Tomás Fernández (disambiguation)...
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    after, Martí died in battle in Cuba in 1895, an event that brought Tomás Estrada Palma to the leadership of the Cuban insurrection movement. In April 1896...
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    followed, as did factional conflict. In September 1906, President Tomás Estrada Palma asked for U.S. intervention. Taft traveled to Cuba with a small American...
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    Second Occupation of Cuba. When the government of Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma collapsed, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt ordered U.S. military...
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    shield were established by decree by the first president of Cuba, Tomás Estrada Palma, on 21 April 1906. Cuban law describes the coat of arms as follows:...
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    General elections were held in Cuba on 31 December 1901. Tomás Estrada Palma won the presidential election, and Luis Estévez y Romero was elected vice...
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    specifications were established by decree of the first president of Cuba, Tomás Estrada Palma, on April 21, 1906. The flag has remained unchanged since then, even...
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    General elections were held in Cuba on 1 December 1905. Tomás Estrada Palma won the presidential election, whilst his Moderate Party won all twelve seats...
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    incorporated the Platt Amendment in the 1901 Cuban Constitution. Tomás Estrada Palma, the first President of Cuba, offered a perpetual lease for the area...
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    and a corrupt and rigged election in 1906, the first president, Tomás Estrada Palma, faced an armed revolt by veterans of the war. As in the independence...
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    President of Cuba Evaristo Estenoz – Leader of the 1912 Negro Rebellion Tomás Estrada Palma – First democratically elected Cuban president Compay Segundo – guitarist...
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    Formation 12 April 1902; 122 years ago (1902-04-12) First holder Tomás Estrada Palma Abolished December 1976–October 2019 Deputy Vice President Website...
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    Party Partido Revolucionario Cubano Historic leaders José Martí Tomás Estrada Palma Founded 10 April 1892 (1892-04-10) Dissolved 23 December 1898 (1898-12-23)...
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    Military Governor Leonard Wood handing over control to President Tomás Estrada Palma, a Cuban-born U.S. citizen. Subsequently, large numbers of U.S. settlers...
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    spent by American companies on Cuban sugar between 1903 and 1913. Tomás Estrada Palma, who had once favored outright annexation of Cuba by the United States...
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    achieved only short-lived victories. The army led by the loyalist José Tomás Boves demonstrated the key military role that the Llaneros came to play...
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    elected as representative of the department of Oriente; and when Tomás Estrada Palma was elected delegate of the Cuban Revolutionary Party (PRC), named...
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    wealth accumulation. Cuba's first presidential period under Don Tomás Estrada Palma from 1902 to 1906 was considered to uphold the best standards of...
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    during the 1912 Cuban general election. It is said that the ghost of Tomas Estrada Palma's actions in seeking re-election during the 1905 Cuban general election...
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  • composer Sylvester Romero Palma, bishop of Belize Tina Monzon-Palma (born 1951), Filipino news anchor Tomás Estrada Palma (1832–1908), Cuban political...
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    23, 1899 – May 20, 1902 Preceded by John R. Brooke Succeeded by Tomás Estrada Palma (President) Personal details Born (1860-10-09)October 9, 1860 Winchester...
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    rebels.[dubious – discuss] Tomás Estrada Palma succeeded Juan Bautista Spotorno as president of the Republic in Arms. Estrada Palma was captured by Spanish...
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    Cuba. Following disputed elections in 1906, the first president, Tomás Estrada Palma, faced an armed revolt by independence war veterans who defeated...
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    without problems. On 21 March 1876, he gave up the presidency to Tomás Estrada Palma and returned to the House of Representatives. He was known for his...
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  • courts remained legally based on the codes of the Spanish government. Tomás Estrada Palma, Martí's successor as delegate of the Cuban Revolutionary Party,...
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  • (born 1833) November 4 Richard Gerstl, Austrian artist (born 1883) Tomás Estrada Palma, 1st President of Cuba (born 1832) November 7 Butch Cassidy, American...
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    Took office Left office Time in office President of the Republic 1 Tomás Estrada Palma (1835–1908) 20 May 1902 28 September 1906 4 years, 131 days Republican...
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    occupation by the United States (1898–1902), which officially ended when Tomás Estrada Palma, first president of Cuba, took office on 20 May 1902. During the...
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