Carlos Mendieta

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Carlos Mendieta

President of Cuba (interim)
In office 18 January 1934 – 11 December 1935
Vice President	None
Preceded by	Manuel Márquez Sterling
Succeeded by	José Barnet
Personal details
Born	(1873-11-04)November 4, 1873 San Antonio de las Vueltas, Las Villas, Cuba
Died	1960 (aged 86–87) Havana, Cuba
Nationality	Cuban
Political party	National Union
Spouse(s)	Carmela Ledon
Children	Carmen Mendieta-Ledon

Carlos Mendieta y Montefur (November 4, 1873 – 27 September 1960) was a Cuban politician and Provisional President of Cuba.

A chief opponent of Gerardo Machado, Mendieta was installed as provisional President of Cuba in 1934 by a coup led by Fulgencio Batista.^[1] During his presidency, women gained the right to vote and the Platt Amendment was rescinded. Mendieta resigned in 1935 after unrest continued.^[2]

He was married to Carmela Ledon (? - 20 July 1942) and they had one child, Carmen Mendieta-Ledon, who married Calixto Garcia Velez.

References

↑ Staff report (September 29, 1960). Carlos Mendieta, Ex-Head of Cuba; President, 1934-35, Dies. Reformist Served After Overthrow of Machado. New York Times
↑ Phillips, J.D. (December 11, 1935). Mendieta Resigns Cuban Presidency; Steps Out After His Failure to Conciliate Political Parties Preparatory to Elections. State Secretary Named Barnet Provisional Executive -- Ministry and Council of State to Meet Today. New York Times

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)

Political offices
Preceded by Manuel Márquez Sterling	President of Cuba January 18, 1934 - December 11, 1935	Succeeded by José Barnet

v t e Presidents of Cuba

Presidents	Estrada US occupation, 1906-09 J. Gómez García Zayas Machado Herrera (provisional) Céspedes Pentarchy of 1933 Grau Hevia* Márquez Sterling* Mendieta* Barnet* M. Gómez Laredo Batista Grau Prío Batista^ Alliegro* Piedra* Urrutia Dorticós

Presidents of the Council of State	Fidel Castro Raúl Castro

* interim ^Domingo acted as president during part of this term.

Persondata
Name	Mendieta, Carlos
Alternative names
Short description	Cuban politician
Date of birth	November 4, 1873
Place of birth	San Antonio de las Vueltas, Cuba
Date of death	27 September 1960
Place of death	Havana, Cuba

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