Connotation For Independence

The Cuban "destiny," according to Castro, is the creation of an independent nation with the conditions of territorial sovereignty, an independent political structure, a national economy, and a differentiated culture 4. These four conditions mentioned by Castro in his manifesto simply reiterate the frustrations of the Cuban people who although were liberated from colonial oppression continued to remain the subjects of foreign sovereignty. Foreign influence and sovereignty this time around in the 20th century was not wielded by the Spanish crown, but rather by the "friendly neighbor" from North America, the United States. Therefore, intimately related to the notion of Cuba’s destiny is the desire to stray away from dependency on any foreign nation for economic purposes. Harleigh Leach, in her essay concerning this particular matter, also defines the essence of the revolution in more economic detail as she states:

During the 1950’s, Cuba was on the brink of revolution. The nation, which had suffered numerous corrupt and oppressive governmental regimes, fell victim to yet another when Fulgencio Batista seized power under a military coup in March of 1952. A cry for a just Cuba, that was economically, politically, and socially free continued to echo throughout the island. In 1959, a group of radical revolutionaries, under the leadership of Fidel Castro, overthrew the Batista dictatorship and put in place the political and social structures that exist in Cuba to this day.

the united states of America is a nation that was born through war and rebellion. the most important artifact that declares we are a free country is that of the decleration of independence. Occording to archives.gov "the decleration of independence was drafted by "Committee of Five" (John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson) drafted the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson drafted it, Adams and Franklin made changes to it. Congress reconvened on July 1, 1776." the decleration was intended to tell their people that they were free and to tell the many countries especially the english. according to classroom.monticello.org the artifact was created to state as to why the colonies wanted to be

The Sudan is home to two civil wars taking place dating back hundreds of years. “The older of the two, pitting the Muslim revels from the south, has claimed 2m lives in the past two decades, and spurred 4m people to abandon their homes.”(Economist 11) Although the two sides in this old war are close to a peace resolution, a new insurgence has begun in the region pitting “Arabs” against the “black Africans”, in an effort to attract peace concessions from the Sudanese government just as the older rebels did years before. An uprising by rebel groups against government targets sparked this new war because they felt neglected by the Sudanese government. But the response of the government to the new revolt falls extremely short of peace concessions, and instead perpetuates an environment of violence, torture and depression. The government has given its own militia, the janjaweed, free reign to pillage, rape and kill black civilians in a futile attempt to squelch the revolt. This can be see as an “ethnic cleansing” in which the government feels that the killings of blacks will hopefully rid the country of the rebels given that the Darfur rebels are mostly black Africans. Thus, the Sudanese

Cuba’s colorful history can be documented to before the days of the American Revolution in 1776, but today, American policy directly affects many Cubans’ lifestyles because of a nearly 45-year-old trade embargo that has been placed on the island nation. It is crucial to analyze the development of Cuba and its neighboring island nations in order to discern the reasons for Cuba’s current political situation with the United States. The following paper will discuss the events that shaped Cuba and larger Caribbean nations like Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica; next, a detailed description of Cuba’s turbulent history will help in explaining the Cuban transformation into a

Cuba got its independence from the Spanish-American war. By the end of the 1800s, spain lost all of their colonies except for Cuba and Puerto Rico. Many Cuban citizens didn't want to be under the rule of Mexico so they fled to Florida and other parts of the United states. However Cuban writer Jose Marti was living in New York went to Tampa to get help to fight for the Cuban independence, but when Jose went back to Cuba with his supporters, he was killed in battle, so the U.S. got cuba but gave them their independence.

In 1882, Marti’ wrote that Cuban independence was a process and not a single event. He said that it would take lots of preparation and dedicated organization in order to achieve independence. (Perez 145) It was this thought process that was instrumental in the “defining of the most exalted version of Cuba Libre: independence from Spain and the United States. (Perez 146) It were these beliefs that lead to the establishment of the Cuban Revolutionary Party in April of 1892. The goal of this establishment was to liberate Cuba. Marti never

The processes of imperialism and neo-imperialism in Cuba have been plentiful for hundreds of years by several different foreign powers. Throughout its’ history Cuba has only been independent in name, but the country has never truly been its’ own. Latin Americans in Cuba resented this lack of true independence and resisted in a variety of ways, namely the Cuban Revolution which, while successful, caused unforeseen and counterproductive consequences. Immediately following the revolution, the differing opinions on how to proceed with the planning of the now (what was thought to be) independent nation came to light.

Marifeli Pérez-Stable looks back at the Cuban Revolution through a sociological lens in her book The Cuban Revolution. Pérez-Stable claims that Cubans held national independence and social justice as goals ever since the end of the nineteenth century. Radical nationalism remained important in Cubans’ view of themselves and their ideals. Thus, Pérez-Stable argues that the origins of the Cuban Revolution of 1959 lie in the independence movement against Spain and the frustrations from the unfulfilled goals they had kept since before the turn of the century (Pérez-Stable 1998, p 4).

Throughout history sovereignty has been known to be at the mercy of a nation’s ruler, king, or dictator. As we have come to recognize, especially in the United States, sovereignty should unconditionally belong to the people to freely determine their own destiny. For 58 years Cuba’s sovereignty has been firm, yet respected. A diverse nation and people, yet divided, where equal rights and responsibilities are at odds due to their political views. (Peterson, 1991) A nation where the government grants its people limited rights rather than the people granting their government limited powers. For 55 years, it has been a nation that is granted limited opportunities due to an imposed embargo; therefore, limiting opportunities to its people. (Leogrande, 2015)

Cuba is one of the few countries in the world that is still under communist rule. The country has had a history of issues with human rights since being under the dictatorship of Fidel Castro. Supporters of restoring our diplomatic relations with Cuba might argue that the US sanctions have not been enough in motivating Cuba to abandon their

Cuba’s efforts to become an independent republic were ingrained with complex perceptions of its revolution—from within and outside Cuba. From the beginning of Cuba’s struggle, there were conflicting views on revolution. Unlike other colonies Cuban “elites opted to maintain the colonial bond with Spain” (Ferrer 23). This decision seems to ascended from one significant factor in the Cuban struggle, race. In attempts to avoid an outcome similar to Haiti, Cuban Creoles opted to preserve colonial ties, and in the process preserving slavery. This opposing view point continued into later “race blind” insurgent movements. These paradoxical insurgent movements show hints of inequality: degree holding whites were awarded officer status automatically

The Cuban Revolution, as Fidel Castro proclaimed in January 1959, was a true revolution; it had profoundly impacted the very economic, social and political foundations of the nation of Cuba and with that a new society was forged. Being one of the most major political events of the twentieth century, it was a dramatic chapter in the Cold War. Wherein the improbable overthrow of the oppressive U.S-backed dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista by a band of young Communist guerillas and intellectuals otherwise known as the ‘July 26 Movement’ led by Fidel Castro, had drastically reshaped and ultimately severed all diplomatic ties to the U.S. This act of defiance was further cemented by the institutionalisation of a Marxist-Leninist government. Despite

This provides broader context in relation to the international conflicts which are often seen one sidedly in capitalist western thought. The biography begins by shedding some light on Fidel Castro’s early childhood and familial relations. It outlines the beginnings of Castro’s revolutionary activity and his ideological development. The successful revolution against Batista and his time in the Sierra Maestra gathering support and followers is then covered. The biography then focuses on the international role of Castro and Cuba during the first decade after the revolution, analyzing the events of the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis to characterize the greater position of Cuba in the era of the Cold War and western imperialism. The following chapter dives into the domestic interests of Castro and Cuba which became more prominent in the late 1960s and 1970s. This dry section includes social issues, such as the role of academia in the regime, political transitions, such as the institutionalization of national bureaucracies and the new constitution, and economic development, which revolved significantly around sugar production, job creation, productivity and trade imbalance (Caistor 86-90). Following the heights of the late 1960s and collapse of the USSR, Castro’s Cuba struggled to support itself. Through the combination of methods of oppression with the development of tourism and obtaining hard currency, Castro maintained control over the floundering nation. After more than 50 years of rule, the still respected Fidel handed power down to his older brother, Raul, who made attempts at reform.

An independent refers to a Member of the parliament who does not belong to any political party, and thus only represents the electorate that the are elected too. This is not to be confused with Minor Parties such as the Greens, or now Nick Xenophone, because they are both political parties, an example of an independent member is Cathy Mcgowen the MP for Indi. They still vote on legisation and in many cases can be a deciding or important part of the legislation process. Take for example the Gillard government of 2013, which was only formed due to an agreement with minor parties and a few independents.