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The Cuban Revolution gained victory on 1 January 1959, [140] and liberal lawyer Manuel Urrutia Lleó returned from exile in Venezuela to take up residence in the presidential palace. [141] Urrutia Lleó had campaigned against Batista's governing during the 1950s and supported the July 26 Movement, before serving as president in the first ...
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz [a] (/ ˈ k æ s t r oʊ / KASS-troh, [1] Latin American Spanish: [fiˈðel aleˈxandɾo ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008.
Castro believed Urrutia would make a good leader, being both established yet sympathetic to the revolution. With the leaders of the junta under arrest, Urrutia was proclaimed provisional president on 2 January 1959, Urrutia had been chosen because of his prestige and acceptability to both the moderate middle-class backers of the revolution and ...
Between 1976 and 2019 (under the 1976 Constitution), the position of president was abolished and replaced by the president of the Council of State. On 24 February 2019 (under the 2019 Constitution), the position of president was restored, effective 11 October 2019. [1] The current president is Miguel Díaz-Canel, since 19 April 2018. [2] [3] [4]
1959 January 1 Batista steps down and a civilian government takes control. 1959 January 1 The Cuban revolutionaries call a General Strike to ensure governmental control [1] 1959 January 2 Che Guevara's and Camilo Cienfuegos' troops arrive on Havana. 1959 January 5 Manuel Urrutia is named President of Cuba. 1959 January 9 Fidel arrives in Havana.
January 2 - As Castro's rebel forces rolled into Havana, the 32-year-old leader named Dr. Manuel Urrutia Lleo as President of Cuba. [3] January 7 - Cuba's new government announced the first executions of former officials of Fulgencio Batista. Ten officers were executed at Santiago including Col. Arcadio Casillas, who oversaw Santiago. [4]
Manuel Urrutia Lleó (December 8, 1901 – 5 July 1981) was a liberal Cuban lawyer and politician. He campaigned against the Gerardo Machado government and the dictatorial second presidency of Fulgencio Batista during the 1950s, before serving as president in the revolutionary government of 1959.
In the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro and an associated group of revolutionaries toppled the ruling government of Fulgencio Batista, [1] forcing Batista out of power on 1 January 1959. Castro, who had already been an important figure in Cuban society, went on to serve as prime minister from 1959 to 1976.