List of Presidents of Cuba

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This page contains a list of Presidents of Cuba. This page also contains a list of Prime Ministers of Cuba from the creation of that office in 1940 until 1976 when it was abolished. Before 1902 see Colonial heads of Cuba.

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[edit] Presidents of Cuba (1902-Present)

[edit] Presidents of the Republic of Cuba (Under the 1901, 1934 and 1935 Constitutions)

# Name Term Political Party Note
1 Tomás Estrada Palma 20 May 1902 - 28 September 1906 Moderate Party  
  William Howard Taft 29 September - 13 October 1906   Governor appointed by the U.S. government
  Charles Magoon 13 October 1906 - 28 January 1909   Governor appointed by the U.S. government
2 José Miguel Gómez 28 January 1909 - 20 May 1913 Liberal Party  
3 Mario García Menocal 20 May 1913 - 20 May 1921 Conservative Party  
4 Alfredo Zayas 20 May 1921 - 20 May 1925 Cuban Popular Party-National League  
5 Gerardo Machado 20 May 1925 - 24 August 1933 Liberal Party left Cuba on 12 August 1933
  Alberto Herrera y Franchi 12 August 1933 - 13 August 1933 Military provisional (acting for Machado)
6 Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada 13 August 1933 - 5 September 1933 A.B.C. Revolutionary Society acting for Machado to 24 August 1933
  Ramón Grau San Martín 5 September 1933 - 10 September 1933 Cuban Revolutionary Party Executive Commission of the Provisional Government of Cuba
Guillermo Portela y Möller Liberal Party
José Miguel Irisarri y Gamio Conservative Party
Sergio Carbó y Morera Cuban Popular Party-National League
Porfirio Franca y Álvarez de la Campa Liberal Party
7 Ramón Grau San Martín (1st time) 10 September 1933 - 15 January 1934 Cuban Revolutionary Party  
8 Carlos Hevia 15 - 18 January 1934 Cuban Revolutionary Party provisional
9 Manuel Márquez Sterling y Loret de Mola 18 January 1934 (hours) N/a acting
10 Carlos Mendieta 18 January 1934 - 11 December 1935 National Union provisional
11 José Agripino Barnet 11 December 1935 - 20 May 1936 National Union acting to 13 December 1935, provisional from 13 December 1935
12 Miguel Mariano Gómez 20 May - 24 December 1936 National Union  
13 Federico Laredo Brú 24 December 1936 - 10 October 1940 National Union  

[edit] Presidents of the Republic of Cuba (Under the 1940 Constitution)

# Name Term Political Party Prime Minister Term Political Party
1 Fulgencio Batista (1st time) 10 October 1940 - 10 October 1944 CSD Carlos Saladrigas Zayas 10 October 1940 - 16 August 1942 CSD
Ramón Zaydín y Márquez Sterling 16 August 1942 - 16 March 1944 CSD
Anselmo Alliegro y Milá 16 March 1944 - 10 October 1944 CSD
2 Ramón Grau San Martín 10 October 1944 - 10 October 1948 PRC-A Félix Lancís Sánchez 10 October 1944 - 13 October 1945 PRC-A
Carlos Prío Socarrás 13 October 1945 - 1 May 1947 PRC-A
Raúl López del Castillo 1 May 1947 - 10 October 1948 PRC-A
3 Carlos Prío Socarrás 10 October 1948 - 10 March 1952 PRC-A Manuel Antonio de Varona y Loredo 10 October 1948 - 6 October 1950 PRC-A
Félix Lancís Sánchez 6 October 1950 - 1 October 1951 PRC-A
Óscar B. Gans y López Martínez 1 October 1951 - 10 March 1952 PAU
4 Fulgencio Batista (2nd time)[1] 10 March 1952 - 1 January 1959 Military/PAU/PAP Fulgencio Batista 10 March 1952 - 4 April 1952 Military
Andrés Domingo y Morales del Castillo (acting for Batista) 14 August 1954 - 24 February 1955 N/A
Jorge García Montes 24 February 1955 - 26 March 1957 PAP
Andrés Rivero Agüero 26 March 1957 - 6 March 1958 PAP
Emilio Núñez Portuondo 6 March 1958 - 12 March 1958 PAP
Gonzalo Güell y Morales de los Ríos 12 March 1958 - 1 January 1959 PAP
5 Anselmo Alliegro (acting) 1 January 1959 - 2 January 1959 PP
6 Carlos Manuel Piedra (interim) 2 January 1959 (hours) None
7 Manuel Urrutia Lleó 3 January 1959 - 17 July 1959 None José Miró Cardona 5 January 1959 – 13 February 1959 Non
Fidel Castro 16 February 1959 - 2 December 1976 MR-26-7/ORI/PUSC/PCC
8 Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado 18 July 1959 - 2 December 1976 ORI/PUSC/PCC
Official name of political parties in Spanish (English)
  • CSD:
  • M-26-7: Movimiento 26 Julio (Revolutionary Movement of July 26th)
  • ORI: Organizaciones Revolucionarias Integradas (Integrated Revolutionary Organizations)
  • PAP: Partido Acción Progresista (Progressive Action Party)
  • PAU: Partido Acción Unitaria (United Action Party)
  • PCC: Partido Comunista de Cuba (Communist Party of Cuba)
  • PP: Partido Progresista (Progressive Party)
  • PRC-A: Partido Revolucionaro Cubano-Auténtico (Cuban Revolutionary Party-Authentic)
  • PUSC: Partido Unido Socialista de Cuba (United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution)

[edit] Presidents of the Council of State of Cuba (Under the 1976 Constitution)

# Name Term Political Party First Vice-President Term Political Party
1 Fidel Castro 3 December 1976–24 February 2008 Communist Party of Cuba Raúl Castro 3 December 1976–24 February 2008 Communist Party of Cuba [2]
2 Raúl Castro 24 February 2008– José Ramón Machado Ventura 24 February 2008– Communist Party of Cuba

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Chief of State to 4 April 1952; provisional to 24 February 1955.
  2. ^ Raúl Castro was acting President of the State Council 31 July 2006–24 February 2008

[edit] See also

Cuba Portal

[edit] References