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The national flag of Cuba (Bandera nacional de Cuba) consists of five alternating stripes (three navy blue and two white) and a cherry red chevron at the hoist, within which is a white five-pointed star. It was designed in 1849 and officially adopted May 20, 1902. The flag is referred to as the Estrella Solitaria, or the Lone Star flag. [1]
Standard of the prime minister of Cuba: 1898-1902 1906–1909: Flag of United States Military Government in Cuba: 1960: The flag of Brigade 2506; a CIA-sponsored group of Cuban exiles formed in 1960 to attempt the military overthrow of the Cuban government headed by Fidel Castro. [19] [20] 1933: Flag of the Cuban Revolution of 1933 [21]
National flag: Flag of Cuba: A 1:2 rectangular flag, consisting of five blue and white alternating horizontal stripes, with a red equilateral triangle at the hoist, bearing a white, five-pointed star in its center. It was designed by Narciso López and Miguel Teurbe Tolón, and adopted on May 20, 1849. National emblem: Coat of arms of Cuba
Raising the Cuban flag on the Governor General's Palace at noon on 20 May 1902. After the Spanish–American War, Spain and the United States signed the 1898 Treaty of Paris, by which Spain ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States for the sum of $20 million (equivalent to $730 million in 2023). [10]
Betances combined the quartered flag of the First Dominican Republic, inspired by the Haitian and French flags, and based on the regimental flags of the Kingdom of France, and the lone star on the flag of Cuba, inspired and based on the American flag, to create the Lares flag. The fusion of the Dominican and Cuban flags to make the Puerto Rican ...
Peter Lapp, who oversaw FBI counterintelligence against Cuba between 1998 and 2005, and wrote a book on Montes, “Queen of Cuba,” said he was unaware whether Rocha had been on the bureau’s radar.
The flag is also a symbol of exploration. It was planted on the moon during the first landing by Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969. The flag even has its own day -- each year Americans celebrate flag ...
Cuba: 1506 1785 1873 1898 1902 1906 1908 1909 1959 Cuba: Cyprus: 1192 1489 1844 1878 1881 1922 1960 1960 2006 Cyprus: Czechia: 1198 1804 1918 1920 1939 1945 1990 1993 Czech Republic: Denmark: 14th c. [5] Denmark: Djibouti: 1844 1896 1977 Djibouti: Dominica: 1663 1715 1763 1801 1871 1940 1958 1962 1978 1981 1988 1990 Dominica: Dominican Republic ...