<P> After the Spanish -- American War , Spain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris ( 1898 ) , by which Spain ceded Puerto Rico , the Philippines , and Guam to the United States for the sum of $20 million . Cuba gained formal independence from the U.S. on May 20 , 1902 , as the Republic of Cuba . Under Cuba 's new constitution , the U.S. retained the right to intervene in Cuban affairs and to supervise its finances and foreign relations . Under the Platt Amendment , the U.S. leased the Guantánamo Bay naval base from Cuba . </P>
<P> After the Spanish -- American War , Spain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris ( 1898 ) , by which Spain ceded Puerto Rico , the Philippines , and Guam to the United States for the sum of $20 million . Cuba gained formal independence from the U.S. on May 20 , 1902 , as the Republic of Cuba . Under Cuba 's new constitution , the U.S. retained the right to intervene in Cuban affairs and to supervise its finances and foreign relations . Under the Platt Amendment , the U.S. leased the Guantánamo Bay naval base from Cuba . </P>
when did cuba gain independence from the united states
when did cuba gain independence from the united states
May 20 , 1902
May 20 , 1902