Manuel Antonio de Varona

Manuel Antonio de Varona y Loredo (November 25, 1908 in Cuba - October 29, 1992 in Miami, Florida, USA) was a Cuban lawyer and politician.

Dr. de Varona was Senator and Prime Minister of Cuba (1948-1950). Varona served as President of the Cuban Senate. He was also one of the directors of Brigade 2506.

He was married three times, his last two wives were Emelina Ruisanchez and Olivia Borges Cos and he had three children: Carlos de Varona Segura, Emelina Ivette, and Ivonne de Varona Ruisanchez. He wrote El drama de Cuba ante América (1960, Mexico City, Centro de Información Democrática de América).

He is buried at Flagler Memorial Park in Miami, Florida.

References

• Directorio Social de La Habana 1948, (P. Fernandez y Cia, S. en C.) (Spanish)
• Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1949, (Editorial Lex) (Spanish)
• Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1950, (Editorial Lex) (Spanish)
• Registro Social de La Habana 1958, (Molina y Cia, S.A.) (Spanish)
• Otero, Juan Joaquin (1954). Libro De Cuba, Una Enciclopedia Ilustrada Que Abarca Las Artes, Las Letras, Las Ciencias, La Economia, La Politica, La Historia, La Docencia, Y ElProgreso General De La Nacion Cubana - Edicion Conmemorative del Cincuentenario de la Republica de Cuba, 1902-1952.  (Spanish)