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What governments fought each other for the possession of the island? puerto rico

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The US in in possession of Puerto Rico. The US won Puerto Rico in a war.

Governments: US and Spain

Only one year after Spain granted Puerto Rico self-rule, American troops raise the U.S. flag over the Caribbean nation.

Near the end of the Spanish-American War, U.S. forces launched an invasion of Puerto Rico. U.S. troops were able to secure the island by mid August.

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