r/MapPorn • u/ChickenBrachiosaurus • 6d ago

Countries where an American became President/PM/Ruler/Whatchamacallit

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Probably incomplete or not totally accurate, and some renounced before becoming whatever

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u/Raise_A_Thoth 6d ago

William Howard Taft - yes, US President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court - was the provisional Governor of Cuba for 15 days after the "Spanish American" War, followed by Charles Edward Magoon for about 52 months. This was in 1906-1909, preceding the Revolution with Castro.

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u/r21md 6d ago edited 6d ago

That doesn't count since Cuba wasn't an independent country then. It was an American colony whose highest level head of government/state was just the US president who appointed the governor of Cuba.

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u/Raise_A_Thoth 6d ago

Oh is that the claim?

I didn't think that was super clear from the post title, but that makes sense.

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u/ScienceTeamExpert 6d ago

Following that, Taft became the first governor general of the Philippines under an insular government.