Agrarian Reform Laws of Cuba

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The agrarian reform laws of Cuba have sought to break up large landholdings and redistribute them to those who worked them, to cooperatives, and the state. Laws relating to land reform were implemented in the Cuban Constitution of 1940 and in a series of laws passed between 1959 and 1963.

Contents 1 Constitution of 1940 2 Law No. 3 of the Sierra Maestra 3 First Agrarian Reform Law 4 Second Agrarian Reform Law 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Constitution of 1940

The Cuban Constitution of 1940 provided for the breaking up of latifundia. It was not implemented, however.

[edit] Law No. 3 of the Sierra Maestra

No. 3 of the Sierra Maestra was enacted in the Fall of 1958. It was enacted by the rebel forces under the command of Fidel Castro and implemented only in the "liberated territories" of Eastern Cuba under their control.

[edit] First Agrarian Reform Law

The First Agrarian Reform Law was enacted on May 17, 1959. ^[1]

[edit] Second Agrarian Reform Law

The Second Agrarian Reform Law was enacted in October of 1963.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Agriculture of Cuba
• Cuban Law
• National Institute of Agrarian Reform

[edit] External links

• Castro's Speech on the Promulgation of the First Agrarian Reform Law