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Tyler Knorr

Tyler Knorr. The Map of Cuba. The Flag of Cuba . The meaning of the colors for the flag are: White- Peace and Honesty Blue- vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice Red- hardiness, bravery, strength & valour. Facts. President Raul Castro Total Area

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Tyler Knorr

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  1. Tyler Knorr

  2. The Map of Cuba

  3. The Flag of Cuba • The meaning of the colors for the flag are: • White- Peace and Honesty • Blue- vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice • Red- hardiness, bravery, strength & valour

  4. Facts • President • Raul Castro • Total Area • 42,803 sq mi. • Population • 11,477,459 • Monetary Unit • Cuban Peso Raul Castro

  5. Fidel CASTRO Announces Retirement • January 2008 • 17 months after have intestinal surgery • 81 year old Castro released that he was not healthy • Castro ended his 49 years of power by retiring

  6. Geography • Cuba is the largest island of the West Indies. • Cuba is also the farthest west of the Indies. • Cuba has a lot of mountains in the south.

  7. Close to a new leader! • April 19, 2011 • Jose Ramon Machado is in the 2nd highest position in the Communist Party.

  8. Bay of Pigs Disaster • 1961 • U.S. backed group of Cuban exiles invaded Cuba. • The invasion was okayed by President John Kennedy. • He refused to give air support.

  9. Soviet- Missile Crisis • 1962 • A soviet attempted to install medium- range missiles • Capable of striking U.S. with Nuclear Warheads

  10. Cuba begins to win small freedoms • February 2008 • Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque signed the International Covenant on economic, social, and cultural rights. Felipe Perez Roque

  11. Cuban clothing • Two cultures have influenced Cuba the most • Spanish & African

  12. Average income • The average income of a Cuban Citizen is about 20 American dollars.

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