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Since attaining its independence from Spain , Cuba has had five Constitution s. The current constitution was drafted in 1976 and has since underwent amendments. 1901 CONSTITUTION The 1901 Constitution was Cuba's first as an independent state. It contained the Platt Amendment , which allowed the United States to intervene in Cuba's affairs to protects its independence. 1934 CONSTITUTION Cuba's second constitution came into effect in 1934. 1935 CONSTITUTION Cuba's third constitution came into effect in 1935. 1940 CONSTITUTION In 1940 , during the ''de facto'' presidency of Fulgencio Batista , a constitution was created. It was influenced by all segments of political society. Widely considered one of the most progressive constitutions in existence at the time, it provided for Land Reform , Public Education , Minimum Wage and other Progressive ideas. These ideas were not implemented and its provisions were not enforced. Throughout the 1940s and into the 1950s , corruption was widespread within Cuban politics. In 1952, Batista suspended the Constitution of 1940 following a Coup D'etat . One of the goals for which the Cuban Revolution was fought was the reinstating of the 1940 Constitution. 1976 CONSTITUTION Reasons for Creation After consolidating power, the revolutionary government of Cuba sought to Institutionalize the revolution. To this end, in 1976, it adopted a new Constitution. This constitution provided for a system of government and law based on those of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries. Provisions This constitution guaranteed the availability of several social programs, such as Free Education and Health Care and provides for citizens initiative. Amendments In the late 1980s, as the Eastern Bloc collapsed, the laws of Cuba changed again to respond to the new conditions of the Special Period. The Constitutional amendments of 1992 recognized forms of non-socialist property ( Joint Ventures between Cuba and foreign entities, Corporations , other economic associations) and provided for non-discrimination based on religious belief (i.e., allowing persons with religious belief to join the Communist Party Of Cuba ). In 2002, the Constitution was again amended to make the socialist system permanent and irrevocable. This came at a time when the Varela Project called for greater political freedom in Cuba and US President George W. Bush openly criticized Cuba's socialist system and accused Cuba of producing Biological Weapons . SEE ALSO Cuban Law EXTERNAL LINKS
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