Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in gold in dollars; in 1974, the yearly lease was set to $4,085. The base is on the shore of Guantánamo Bay at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the oldest overseas U.S. Naval Base. Since the Cuban Revolution of 1959, the Cuban government has consistently protested against the U.S. presence on Cuban soil and called it illegal under international law, alleging that the base was imposed on Cuba by force. Since 2002, the naval base has contained a military prison, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, for alleged unlawful combatants captured in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places during the
Lists of former Guantanamo Bay detainees alleged to have returned to terrorism Lists of former Guantanamo Bay detainees alleged to have returned to terrorism Some former detainees who were held by the US at Guantanamo Bay detention camp have engaged in terrorism or militant activity since their release. According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, as of January 2017, 714 detainees have been transferred from Guantanamo Bay. Of these, 121 (16.9%) are listed by them as confirmed of returning to terrorist or militant activities, while 87 (12.2%) are suspected by them of the same. The Defense Intelligence Agency maintains that slightly more have reengaged: 124 and 94, respectively. Guantanamo