Directorio Estudiantil Universitario
Synopsis
The Directorio Estudiante Universitario (DEU) was founded in 1927 in Cuba against the back drop of constitutional reforms pushed forward by President Gerardo Machado to prolong and extend his presidential term. The DEU held various protests against Machado’s regime and was at the political forefront of the One Hundred Days government led by Ramon Grau.
Prominent members
Carlos Prio Socarras, Pablo de la Torriente Brau, Salvador Vilaseca Forne, Jose Lezama Lima, Justo Carrillo, Guillermo Barrientos Schweyer, Pepelin Leyva, Juan Marinello, Aureliano Sanchez Arango, Raul Roa Garcia, Antonio Diaz Baldaquin, Eduardo Chibas, and Rafael Trejo Gonzalez [1]
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