| 1511 | Spanish colony | Leaders |
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| 13 Aug 1762 - 8 Jul 1763 | occupied by Britain | Leaders |
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| 10 Oct 1868 | independence declared as Republic of Cuba, in insurrection against colonial power Spain (this insurrection is referred to retrospectively as República de Cuba en armas) | Leaders |
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| 1 Jan 1899 | Spain cedes colonial authority to U.S. | Leaders |
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| 20 May 1902 | Republic of Cuba | Leaders |
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| 29 Sep 1906 - 28 Jan 1909 | U.S. occupation | Leaders |
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| 3 Oct 1965 - | Fidel Castro | First secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba |
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| 31 Jul 2006 - | Raúl Castro | First secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba |
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| 1696 - 1702 | Diego de Córdoba Lasso de la Vega, marqués del Vado (b. 16... - d. 1720) | Governors |
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| 20 Sep 1702 - 4 Dec 1704 | Pedro Nicolás Benítez de Lugo | Governors |
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| 4 Dec 1704 - 13 May 1706 | Nicolás Chirino y de Vandeval | Governors |
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| 13 May 1706 - 8 Jun 1706 | Pedro Álvarez de Villamarín | Governors |
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| 8 Jun 1706 - 18 Jan 1708 | Luis Chacón y Castellón (1st time) | Governors |
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| 18 Jan 1708 - 18 Feb 1711 | Laureano José de Torres Ayala y Quadros Castellanos, marqués de Casa Torres (b. 1645 - d. 1722) | Governors |
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| 18 Feb 1711 - 26 May 1711 | Luis Chacón y Castellón (2nd time) | Governors |
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| 26 May 1711 - 23 Aug 1717 | Vicente de Raja | Governors |
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| 23 Aug 1717 - 23 Jun 1718 | Gómez Maraver Ponce de León | Governors |
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| 23 Jun 1718 - 29 Sep 1724 | Gregorio Guazo y Calderón Fernández de la Vega (b. 1675 - d. 1726) | Governors |
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| 29 Sep 1724 - 18 Mar 1734 | Dionisio Martínez de la Vega | Governors |
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| 18 Mar 1734 - 22 Apr 1746 | Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas Gordón de Saenz de Villamolinedo, conde de Revillagigedo (b. 1681 - d. 1776) | Governors |
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| 22 Apr 1746 - 21 Jul 1746 | Juan Antonio Tineo y Fuertes | Governors |
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| 21 Jul 1746 - 9 Jun 1747 | Diego Peñalosa (acting) | Governors |
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| 9 Jun 1747 - 18 May 1760 | Francisco Antonio Cagigal de la Vega (b. 1695 - d. 1777) | Governors |
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| 18 May 1760 - 7 Feb 1761 | Pedro Alonso (acting) | Governors |
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| 7 Feb 1761 - 13 Aug 1762 | Juan de Prado Mayeza Portocarrero y Luna | Governors |
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| 13 Aug 1762 - 1 Jan 1763 | George Keppel, Earl of Albemarle | Governors |
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| 1 Jan 1763 - 8 Jul 1763 | William Keppel | Governors |
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| 8 Jul 1763 - 27 Jun 1765 | Ambrosio Funes Villalpando Abarca de Bolea, conde de Ricla (b. 1720 - d. 1780) | Governors |
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| 27 Jun 1765 - 24 Jul 1765 | Diego Manrique | Governors |
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| 24 Jul 1765 - 11 Mar 1766 | Pascual Jiménez de Cisneros | Governors |
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| 11 Mar 1766 - 14 Aug 1771 | Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa Hinostrosa Lasso de la Vega (b. 1717 - d. 1779) | Governors |
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| 14 Aug 1771 - 18 Nov 1771 | Diego José Navarro y García de Valladares (1st time) (acting) (b. 1708 - d. 1784) | Governors |
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| 18 Nov 1771 - 12 Jun 1777 | Felipe de Fonsdeviela y Ondeano, marqués de la Torre (b. 1725 - d. 1784) | Governors |
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| 12 Jun 1777 - 12 Feb 1782 | Diego José Navarro y García de Valladares (2nd time) (s.a.) | Governors |
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| 12 Feb 1782 - 29 Dec 1782 | Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Montserrat (b. 1739 - d. 1811) | Governors |
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| 29 Dec 1782 - 1 Feb 1785 | Luis de Unzaga y Amezaga | Governors |
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| 1 Feb 1785 - 7 Apr 1785 | Bernardo Vicente de Gálvez y Galardo, conde de Gálvez (b. 1746 - d. 1786) | Governors |
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| 7 Apr 1785 - 1 Dec 1785 | Bernardo Troncoso Martínez del Rincón (acting) (b. 1730 - d. 1804) | Governors |
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| 1 Dec 1785 - 18 Apr 1789 | José de Ezpeleta | Governors |
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| 18 Apr 1789 - 8 Jul 1790 | Domingo Cabello y Robles (acting) | Governors |
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| 8 Jul 1790 - 6 Dec 1796 | Luis de las Casas y Arragorri | Governors |
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| 6 Dec 1796 - 13 May 1799 | Juan Procopio Bassecourt y Bryas, conde de Santa Clara (b. 1740 - d. 1820) | Governors |
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| 13 May 1799 - 14 Apr 1812 | Salvador de Muro y Salazar, marqués de Someruelos (b. 1754 - d. 1813) | Governors |
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| 14 Apr 1812 - 1 Jul 1816 | Juan Ruíz de Apodaca | Governors |
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| 1 Jul 1816 - 29 Aug 1819 | José Cienfuegos | Governors |
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| 29 Aug 1819 - 3 Mar 1821 | Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Martínez | Governors |
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| 3 Mar 1821 - 13 Jul 1822 | Nicolás de Mahy y Romo | Governors |
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| 13 Jul 1822 - 2 May 1823 | Sebastián Kindelán y Oregón | Governors |
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| 2 May 1823 - 15 May 1832 | Francisco Dionisio Vives | Governors |
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| 15 May 1832 - 1 Jun 1834 | Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca | Governors |
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| 1 Jun 1834 - 20 Apr 1838 | Miguel Tacón | Governors |
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| 20 Apr 1838 - 10 Jan 1840 | Joaquín de Ezpeleta | Governors |
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| 10 Jan 1840 - 7 Mar 1841 | Pedro Téllez Girón | Governors |
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| 7 Mar 1841 - 13 Sep 1843 | Jerónimo Valdés | Governors |
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| 13 Sep 1843 - 20 Oct 1843 | Francisco Javier de Ulloa (acting) | Governors |
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| 20 Oct 1843 - 20 Feb 1848 | Leopoldo O'Donnell | Governors |
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| 20 Feb 1848 - 11 Nov 1850 | Federico Roncali | Governors |
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| 11 Nov 1850 - 16 Apr 1852 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha | Governors |
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| 16 Apr 1852 - 3 Dec 1853 | Valentín Cañedo | Governors |
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| 3 Dec 1853 - 21 Sep 1854 | Juan González de la Pezuela | Governors |
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| 21 Sep 1854 - 24 Nov 1859 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha | Governors |
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| 24 Nov 1859 - 10 Dec 1862 | Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, duque de la Torre (b. 1810 - d. 1885) | Governors |
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| 10 Dec 1862 - 30 May 1866 | Domingo Dulce (1st time) | Governors |
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| 30 May 1866 - 3 Nov 1866 | Francisco de Lersundi y Ormaechea | Governors |
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| 3 Nov 1866 - 24 Sep 1867 | Joaquín del Manzano | Governors |
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| 24 Sep 1867 - 21 Dec 1867 | Blas Villate (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
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| 21 Dec 1867 - 4 Jan 1869 | Francisco de Lersundi y Ormaechea | Governors |
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| 4 Jan 1869 - 2 Jun 1869 | Domingo Dulce (2nd time) | Governors |
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| 2 Jun 1869 - 28 Jun 1869 | Felipe Ginovés del Espinar | Governors |
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| 28 Jun 1869 - 13 Dec 1870 | Antonio Caballero y Fernández de Rodas (b. 1816 - d. 1876) | Governors |
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| 13 Dec 1870 - 11 Jul 1872 | Blas Villate (2nd time) | Governors |
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| 11 Jul 1872 - 18 Apr 1873 | Francisco Ceballos y Vargas | Governors |
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| 18 Apr 1873 - 4 Nov 1873 | Cándido Pieltaín | Governors |
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| 4 Nov 1873 - 6 Apr 1874 | Joaquín Jovellar y Soler | Governors |
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| 6 Apr 1874 - 1 Mar 1875 | José Gutiérrez de la Concha | Governors |
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| 1 Mar 1875 - 8 Mar 1875 | Buenaventura Carbó (acting) | Governors |
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| 8 Mar 1875 - 18 Jan 1876 | Blas Villate (3rd time) | Governors |
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| 18 Jan 1876 - 17 Jun 1876 | Joaquín Jovellar y Soler | Governors |
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| 17 Jun 1876 - 5 Feb 1879 | Arsenio Martínez Campos (1st time) | Governors |
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| 5 Feb 1879 - 17 Apr 1879 | Cayetano Figueroa (acting) | Governors |
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| 17 Apr 1879 - 28 Nov 1881 | Ramón Blanco y Erenas, marqués de Peña Plata (1st time) (b. 1833 - d. 1906) | Governors |
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| 28 Nov 1881 - 4 Aug 1883 | Luis Prendergast y Gordon, marqués de Victoria de las Tunas (b. 1823 - d. 1892) | Governors |
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| 5 Aug 1883 - 28 Sep 1883 | Tomás de Reyna y Reyna (acting) | Governors |
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| 28 Sep 1883 - 8 Nov 1884 | Ignacio María del Castillo | Governors |
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| 8 Nov 1884 - 5 Mar 1886 | Ramón Fajardo | Governors |
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| 5 Mar 1886 - 30 Mar 1886 | Sabas Marín (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
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| 30 Mar 1886 - 15 Jul 1887 | Emilio Calleja (1st time) | Governors |
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| 15 Jul 1887 - 13 Mar 1889 | Sabas Marín (2nd time) | Governors |
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| 13 Mar 1889 - 6 Feb 1890 | Manuel Salamanca y Negrete | Governors |
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| 6 Feb 1890 - 4 Apr 1890 | José Sánchez Gómez (acting) | Governors |
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| 4 Apr 1890 - 24 Aug 1890 | José Chinchilla | Governors |
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| 24 Aug 1890 - 20 Jun 1892 | Camilo García de Polavieja y del Castillo (b. 1838 - d. 1914) | Governors |
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| 20 Jun 1892 - 15 Jul 1893 | Alejandro Rodríguez Arias | Governors |
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| 15 Jul 1893 - 16 Sep 1893 | José Arderius (acting) | Governors |
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| 16 Sep 1893 - 16 Apr 1895 | Emilio Calleja (2nd time) | Governors |
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| 16 Apr 1895 - 11 Jan 1896 | Arsenio Martínez Campos (2nd time) | Governors |
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| 11 Jan 1896 - 31 Oct 1897 | Valeriano Weyler | Governors |
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| 31 Oct 1897 - 30 Nov 1898 | Ramón Blanco y Erenas, marqués de Peña Plata (2nd time) (s.a.) | Governors |
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| 30 Nov 1898 - 1 Jan 1899 | Adolfo Jiménez Castellanos | Governors |
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| 10 Oct 1868 - 27 Oct 1873 | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes | Presidents |
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| 27 Oct 1873 - 1 Jul 1875 | Salvador Cisneros y Betancourt, marqués de Santa Lucía (1st time) (b. 1848 - d. 1914) | Presidents |
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| 1 Jul 1875 - 29 Mar 1876 | Juan Bautista Spotorno (acting) | Presidents |
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| 29 Mar 1876 - 19 Oct 1877 | Tomás Estrada Palma (1st time) | Presidents |
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| 19 Oct 1877 - 13 Dec 1877 | Francisco Javier de Céspedes | Presidents |
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| 13 Dec 1877 - 10 Feb 1878 | Vicente García y González | Presidents |
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| 10 Feb 1878 - 16 Mar 1878 | Spanish control reasserted | Presidents |
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| 16 Mar 1878 - 28 May 1878 | Manuel de Jesús Calvar | Presidents |
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| 28 May 1878 - 18 Sep 1895 | Spanish control reasserted | Presidents |
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| 18 Sep 1895 - 30 Oct 1897 | Salvador Cisneros y Betancourt, marqués de Santa Lucía (2nd time) (s.a.) | Presidents |
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| 30 Oct 1897 - 7 Nov 1898 | Bartolomé Masó | Presidents |
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| 7 Nov 1898 - 10 Nov 1898 | Domingo Méndez Capote | of the Cuban Revolution |
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| 10 Nov 1898 - 4 Apr 1899 | Rafael Portuondo Tamayo | of the Cuban Revolution |
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| 4 Apr 1899 - 30 Jun 1899 | José Lacret | of the Cuban Revolution |
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| 1 Jan 1899 - 23 Dec 1899 | John Ruller Brooke | Governors |
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| 23 Dec 1899 - 20 May 1902 | Leonard Wood | Governors |
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| 20 May 1902 - 28 Sep 1906 | Tomás Estrada Palma (2nd time) | President |
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| 29 Sep 1906 - 13 Oct 1906 | William Howard Taft | Provisional governors |
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| 13 Oct 1906 - 28 Jan 1909 | Charles E. Magoon | Provisional governors |
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| 28 Jan 1909 - 20 May 1913 | José Miguel Gómez | Presidents |
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| 20 May 1913 - 20 May 1921 | Mario García Menocal | Presidents |
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| 20 May 1921 - 20 May 1925 | Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso | Presidents |
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| 20 May 1925 - 24 Aug 1933 | Gerardo Machado y Morales | Presidents |
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| 13 Aug 1933 - 5 Sep 1933 | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes | Presidents |
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| 5 Sep 1933 - 10 Sep 1933 | Executive Commission of the Provisional Government - Ramón Grau San Martín (b. 1887 - d. 1969) - Guillermo Portela y Möller (b. 1886 - d. 1958) - José Miguel Irisarri y Gamio (b. 1895) - Sergio Carbó y Morera (b. 1891 - d. 1971) - Porfirio Franca y Álvarez de la Campa (b. 1878 - d. 1950) | Presidents |
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| 10 Sep 1933 - 15 Jan 1934 | Ramón Grau San Martín (1st time) | Presidents |
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| 15 Jan 1934 - 18 Jan 1934 | Carlos Hevia y de los Reyes Gavilán (provisional) (b. 1900 - d. 1964) | Presidents |
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| 18 Jan 1934 (hours) | Manuel Márquez Sterling y Loret de Mola (acting) (b. 1872 - d. 1934) | Presidents |
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| 18 Jan 1934 - 11 Dec 1935 | Carlos Mendieta y Montefur | Presidents |
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| 11 Dec 1935 - 20 May 1936 | José Agripino Barnet y Vinageras | Presidents |
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| 20 May 1936 - 24 Dec 1936 | Miguel Mariano Gómez y Arias | Presidents |
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| 24 Dec 1936 - 10 Oct 1940 | Federico Laredo Brú | Presidents |
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| 10 Oct 1940 - 10 Oct 1944 | Fulgencio Batista (1st time) | Presidents |
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| 10 Oct 1944 - 10 Oct 1948 | Ramón Grau San Martín (2nd time) | Presidents |
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| 10 Oct 1948 - 10 Mar 1952 | Carlos Prío Socarrás | Presidents |
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| 10 Mar 1952 - 1 Jan 1959 | Fulgencio Batista (2nd time) | Presidents |
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| 14 Aug 1954 - 24 Feb 1955 | Andrés Domingo y Morales del Castillo (acting for Batista) (b. 1892 - d. 1979) | Presidents |
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| 1 Jan 1959 - 2 Jan 1959 | Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (acting) | Presidents |
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| 2 Jan 1959 (hours) | Carlos Manuel Piedra y Piedra | Presidents |
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| 3 Jan 1959 - 17 Jul 1959 | Manuel Urrutia Lleó | Presidents |
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| 18 Jul 1959 - 2 Dec 1976 | Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado | Presidents |
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| 3 Dec 1976 - 24 Feb 2008 | Fidel Castro | Presidents of the Council of State |
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| 31 Jul 2006 - | Raúl Castro | Presidents of the Council of State |
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| 1 Jan 1898 - 1898 | José María Gálvez | President of the Cabinet |
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| 10 Oct 1940 - 16 Aug 1942 | Carlos Saladrigas y Zayas | Premiers |
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| 16 Aug 1942 - 16 Mar 1944 | Ramón Zaydín y Márquez Sterling | Premiers |
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| 16 Mar 1944 - 10 Oct 1944 | Anselmo Alliegro y Milá | Premiers |
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| 10 Oct 1944 - 13 Oct 1945 | Félix Lancís Sánchez (1st time) | Premiers |
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| 13 Oct 1945 - 1 May 1947 | Carlos Prío Socarrás | Premiers |
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| 1 May 1947 - 10 Oct 1948 | Raúl López del Castillo | Premiers |
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| 10 Oct 1948 - 6 Oct 1950 | Manuel Antonio de Varona y Loredo | Premiers |
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| 6 Oct 1950 - 1 Oct 1951 | Félix Lancís Sánchez (2nd time) | Premiers |
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| 1 Oct 1951 - 10 Mar 1952 | Óscar B. Gans y López Martínez | Premiers |
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| 24 Feb 1955 - 26 Mar 1957 | Jorge García Montes | Premiers |
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| 26 Mar 1957 - 6 Mar 1958 | Andrés Rivero Agüero | Premiers |
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| 6 Mar 1958 - 12 Mar 1958 | Emilio Núñez Portuondo | Premiers |
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| 12 Mar 1958 - 1 Jan 1959 | Gonzalo Güell y Morales de los Ríos (b. 1895 - d. 1985) | Premiers |
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| 5 Jan 1959 - 13 Feb 1959 | José Miró Cardona | Premiers |
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| 16 Feb 1959 - 2 Dec 1976 | Fidel Castro | Premiers |
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| 3 Dec 1976 - 24 Feb 2008 | Fidel Castro | Presidents of the Council of Ministers |
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| 31 Jul 2006 - | Raúl Castro | Presidents of the Council of Ministers |
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