Provisional Government of Cuba

Provisional Government of Cuba
1906–1909
Flag Coat of arms
Status	United States military occupation
Capital	Havana
Common languages	Spanish, English
Government	Military occupation
Provisional Governor
• 1906	William H. Taft
• 1906–1909	Charles E. Magoon
Historical era	Modern Era
• U.S. invasion	28 September 1906
• Full withdrawal	6 February 1909
Preceded by Succeeded by Republic of Cuba Republic of Cuba
Today part of	Cuba

Second Occupation of Cuba
Part of the Banana Wars
A 1909 cartoon from Puck showing President Theodore Roosevelt, dressed in his Rough Riders uniform, handing off his policies to the future president, William H. Taft. William Loeb Jr. is at left, holding Roosevelt's "Big Stick."
Type	Military occupation
Location	Cuba
Objective	Protect United States interests, stabilize Cuba, hold free elections
Date	1906–1909
Executed by	United States

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The Provisional Government of Cuba lasted from September 1906 to February 1909. This period was also referred to as the Second Occupation of Cuba.

When the government of Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma collapsed, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt ordered U.S. military forces into Cuba. Their mission was to prevent fighting between the Cubans, to protect U.S. economic interests there, and to hold free elections in order to establish a new and legitimate government. Following the election of José Miguel Gómez in November 1908, U.S. officials judged the situation in Cuba sufficiently stable for the U.S. to withdraw its troops, a process that was completed in February 1909.^[1][2]

An earlier occupation lasted from 1898 to 1902, from the conclusion of peace between the United States and Spain at the end of the Spanish–American War until the inauguration of the Republic of Cuba.