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... that the United States, aided by Cuban forces,
captured Guantánamo Bay
(pictured)
from the Spanish on
June 10
, 1898, during the
Spanish–American War
?
...that
JMWAVE
was the
codename
for a
United States
covert operations
and
intelligence gathering
station in
Miami, Florida
created in 1961 to overthrow the government of
Fidel Castro
?
...that the
Cuban National Center for Sex Education
is a government-funded body headed by
Mariela Castro
, daughter of
Raúl Castro
, which advocates tolerance of
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transgender
issues on the island?
...that the
habanera
is a musical genre from Cuba with a characteristic "Habanera rhythm"? And that it is one of the oldest mainstays of
Cuban music
and the first of the dances from Cuba to be exported all over the world?
...that the
Council of State of Cuba
is a 31 member body elected by the
National Assembly of People’s Power
, that has the authority to exercise most legislative power between the biannual sessions of the National Assembly?
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