List of Presidents of Cuba

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This article list the Presidents of Cuba from 1902 until the present day:

# Name Party Term
Presidents of the Republic of Cuba
1 Tomás Estrada Palma Moderate Party 20 May 1902 - 28 September 1906
William Howard Taft Governor appointed by the U.S. 29 September - 13 October 1906
Charles Magoon Governor appointed by the U.S. 13 October 1906 - 28 January 1909
2 José Miguel Gómez Liberal Party 28 January 1909 - 20 May 1913
3 Mario García Menocal Conservative Party 20 May 1913 - 20 May 1921
4 Alfredo Zayas Cuban Popular Party-National League 20 May 1921 - 20 May 1925
5 Gerardo Machado Liberal Party 20 May 1925 - 24 August 1933
in exile after 12 August 1933
Alberto Herrera y Franchi Military 12 August - 13 August 1933
Provisional president
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada A.B.C. Revolutionary Society 13 August - 5 September 1933
Provisional President
Executive Commission of the Provisional Government of Cuba 5 - 10 September 1933
Ramón Grau San Martín Cuban Revolutionary Party
Guillermo Portela y Möller Liberal Party
José Miguel Irisarri y Gamio Conservative Party
Sergio Carbó y Morera Cuban Popular Party-National League
Porfirio Franca y Álvarez de la Campa Liberal Party
Presidents of the Republic of Cuba
6 Ramón Grau San Martín Cuban Revolutionary Party 10 September 1933 - 15 January 1934
Carlos Hevia Cuban Revolutionary Party 15 - 18 January 1934
Provisional President
Manuel Márquez Sterling Independent 18 January 1934
Acting President
Carlos Mendieta National Union 18 January 1934 - 11 December 1935
Provisional President
José Agripino Barnet National Union 11 December 1935 - 20 May 1936
Provisional President
7 Miguel Mariano Gómez National Union 20 May - 24 December 1936
8 Federico Laredo Brú National Union 24 December 1936 - 10 October 1940
9 Fulgencio Batista Democratic Socialist Coalition (CSD) 10 October 1940 - 10 October 1944
10 Ramón Grau San Martín Cuban Revolutionary Party (Authentic) 10 October 1944 - 10 October 1948
11 Carlos Prío Socarrás Cuban Revolutionary Party (Authentic) 10 October 1948 - 10 March 1952
Fulgencio Batista Military
United Action Party
Progressive Action Party		 10 March 1952 - 24 February 1955
Provisional President
12 24 February 1955 - 1 January 1959
Anselmo Alliegro Progressive Party 1 - 2 January 1959
acting President
Carlos Manuel Piedra Independent 2 January 1959
Provisional President
13 Manuel Urrutia Lleó Independent 3 January - 17 July 1959
14 Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado Integrated Revolutionary Organizations
United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution
Communist Party of Cuba		 18 July 1959 - 2 December 1976
Presidents of the Council of State of Cuba
15 Fidel Castro Ruz Communist Party of Cuba 3 December 1976 - 24 February 2008
Raúl Castro Ruz Communist Party of Cuba 31 July 2006 - 24 February 2008
Acting President
16 24 February 2008 - Incumbent

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References

Presidents of Cuba
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 · F. Castro · R. Castro
* interim
^Domingo acted as president during part of this term.