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Between 1902 and 1976 (under the 1901 and the 1940 constitutions), the role of the head of state was performed by the president of Cuba. Between 1976 and 2019 (under the 1976 Constitution), the position of president was abolished and replaced by the president of the Council of State.
Raúl Castro. Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz[a] (/ ˈkæstroʊ / KASS-troh, [6] Latin American Spanish: [raˈul moˈðesto ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban retired politician and general who served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most senior position in the one-party communist state, [7] from 2011 to 2021, and ...
Blas Roca was called to the capital at a time when the party needed a strong guiding direction, and replaced the party leader and poet Rubén Martínez Villena, who would make his last public appearance in September 1933 at the burial of fellow communist Julio Antonio Mella. Thus, at 26 years of age, Blas had become the leader of the Cuban ...
Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán[ a ] (Spanish: [kaˈmilo sjeɱˈfweɣos ɣorjaˈɾan]; 6 February 1932 – 28 October 1959) was a Cuban revolutionary. One of the major figures of the Cuban Revolution, he was considered second only to Fidel Castro among the revolutionary leadership. The son of Spanish anarchists, Cienfuegos engaged with left-wing ...
16 August 1942. 16 March 1944. 1 year, 213 days. Liberal. Fulgencio Batista. 3. Anselmo Alliegro y Milá. (1899–1961) 16 March 1944.
The office in its current form was established under the Constitution of 2019. The President is the second-highest office in Cuba and the highest state office. Miguel Díaz-Canel became President of the Council of State on 19 April 2018, taking over from Raúl Castro, and has been President of Cuba since 10 October 2019.
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz[ a ] (/ ˈkæstroʊ / 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.
v. t. e. The Cuban Revolution (Spanish: Revolución cubana) was the military and political overthrow of Fulgencio Batista 's dictatorship, which had reigned as the government of Cuba between 1952 and 1959. The revolution began after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état, which saw Batista topple the nascent Cuban democracy and consolidate power. [7]