List of presidents of Cuba (original) (raw)
This is a list of the presidents of Cuba beginning in 1902.
№
Picture
Name
(Birth–Death)
Political party
Term of office
Presidents of the Republic of Cuba
1
Tomás Estrada Palma
(1832–1908)
Republican Party of Havana
20 May 1902 – 28 September 1906
Governors appointed by the United States
(Second Occupation of Cuba)
William Howard Taft
(1857–1930)
Governor appointed by the U.S.
29 September – 13 October 1906
Charles Edward Magoon
(1861–1920)
Governor appointed by the U.S.
13 October 1906 – 28 January 1909
Presidents of the Republic of Cuba
2
José Miguel Gómez
(1858–1921)
28 January 1909 – 20 May 1913
3
Mario García Menocal
(1866–1941)
20 May 1913 – 20 May 1921
4
Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
(1861–1934)
Cuban Popular Party-National League
20 May 1921 – 20 May 1925
5
Gerardo Machado
(1871–1939)
20 May 1925 – 24 August 1933
In exile after 12 August 1933
Alberto Herrera y Franchi
(1874–1954)
Military
12–13 August 1933
Provisional President
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada
(1871–1939)
13 August – 5 September 1933
Provisional President
Executive Commission of the Provisional Government of Cuba
Ramón Grau
(1887–1969)
Authentic Cuban Revolutionary Party
5 – 10 September 1933
Guillermo Portela y Möller
(1886–1958)
José Miguel Irisarri y Gamio
(1895–1968)
Sergio Carbó y Morera
(1891–1971)
Cuban Popular Party-National League
Porfirio Franca y Álvarez de la Campa
(1878–1950)
Presidents of the Republic of Cuba
6
Ramón Grau
(1887–1969)
Authentic Cuban Revolutionary Party
10 September 1933 – 15 January 1934
Carlos Hevia
(1900–1964)
Authentic Cuban Revolutionary Party
15 – 18 January 1934
Provisional President
Manuel Márquez Sterling
(1872–1934)
18 January 1934
Provisional President
Carlos Mendieta
(1873–1960)
National Union
18 January 1934 – 11 December 1935
Provisional President
José Agripino Barnet
(1864–1945)
National Union
11 December 1935 – 20 May 1936
Provisional President
7
Miguel Mariano Gómez
(1889–1950)
National Union
20 May – 24 December 1936
8
Federico Laredo Brú
(1875–1946)
National Union
24 December 1936 – 10 October 1940
9
Fulgencio Batista
(1901–1973)
Democratic Socialist Coalition
10 October 1940 – 10 October 1944
10
Ramón Grau
(1887–1969)
Authentic Cuban Revolutionary Party
10 October 1944 – 10 October 1948
11
Carlos Prío Socarrás
(1903–1977)
Authentic Cuban Revolutionary Party
10 October 1948 – 10 March 1952
Fulgencio Batista
(1901–1973)
10 March 1952 – 24 February 1955
Provisional President
12
24 February 1955 – 1 January 1959
Anselmo Alliegro y Milá
(1899–1961)
1 – 2 January 1959
Provisional President
Carlos Manuel Piedra
(1895–1988)
2 – 3 January 1959
Provisional President
13
Manuel Urrutia Lleó
(1901–1981)
3 January – 18 July 1959
14
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
(1919–1983)
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 the Republic of Cuba
1
Fidel Castro
(1926–2016)
2 December 1976 – 24 February 2008
Raúl Castro
(1931–)
31 July 2006 – 24 February 2008
Acting President of the Council of State
2
24 February 2008 – 19 April 2018
3
Miguel Díaz-Canel
(1960–)
19 April 2018 – Incumbent