List of heads of state of Cuba

This article lists the heads of state of Cuba from 1902 until the present day.

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.

On 24 February 2019 (under the 2019 Constitution), the position of President was restored.

The current president (until 10 October 2019, officially called President of the Council of State) is Miguel Díaz-Canel, since 19 April 2018.

Presidents of Cuba

Republic of Cuba (1902–1906)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Political party	Elected
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
President of the Republic
1	Tomás Estrada Palma	Tomás Estrada Palma (1832–1908)	20 May 1902	28 September 1906		[[Republican Party of Havana|Template:Republican Party of Havana/meta/shortname]]	1901 1905

Second Occupation of Cuba (1906–1909)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Appointed by
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Provisional Governors
–	William H. Taft	William H. Taft (1857–1930)	29 September 1906	13 October 1906		President Theodore Roosevelt
–		Charles Edward Magoon (1861–1920)	13 October 1906	28 January 1909		President Theodore Roosevelt

Republic of Cuba (1909–1959)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Political party	Elected	Prime Minister
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Presidents of the Republic
2	José Miguel Gómez	José Miguel Gómez (1858–1921)	28 January 1909	20 May 1913		[[Liberal Party of Cuba|Template:Liberal Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	1908	–
3	Mario García Menocal	Mario García Menocal (1866–1941)	20 May 1913	20 May 1921	8 years	[[Conservative Party of Cuba|Template:Conservative Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	1912 1916	–
4		Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso (1861–1934)	20 May 1921	20 May 1925	4 years	[[Liberal Party of Cuba|Template:Liberal Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	1920	–
5	Gerardo Machado	Gerardo Machado (1871–1939)	20 May 1925	12 August 1933		[[Liberal Party of Cuba|Template:Liberal Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	1924 1928	–
–		Alberto Herrera Franchi (Acting) (1874–1954)	12 August 1933	13 August 1933		Military	–	–
–	Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada	Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (Acting) (1871–1939)	13 August 1933	5 September 1933		[[Liberal Party of Cuba|Template:Liberal Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	–	–
–		Pentarchy of 1933 (Acting)	5 September 1933	10 September 1933		[[Non partisan|Template:Non partisan/meta/shortname]]	–	–
6	Ramón Grau	Ramón Grau (1881–1969)	10 September 1933	15 January 1934		[[Partido Auténtico|Template:Partido Auténtico/meta/shortname]]	–	–
–	Carlos Hevia	Carlos Hevia (Acting) (1900–1964)	15 January 1934	18 January 1934		[[Partido Auténtico|Template:Partido Auténtico/meta/shortname]]	–	–
–	Manuel Márquez Sterling	Manuel Márquez Sterling (Acting) (1872–1934)	18 January 1934	18 January 1934		Independent	–	–
–	Carlos Mendieta	Carlos Mendieta (Acting) (1873–1960)	18 January 1934	11 December 1935		[[National Union (Cuba)|Template:National Union (Cuba)/meta/shortname]]	–	–
–	José Agripino Barnet	José Agripino Barnet (Acting) (1864–1945)	11 December 1935	20 May 1936		[[National Union (Cuba)|Template:National Union (Cuba)/meta/shortname]]	–	–
7	Miguel Mariano Gómez	Miguel Mariano Gómez (1889–1950)	20 May 1936	24 December 1936		[[National Union (Cuba)|Template:National Union (Cuba)/meta/shortname]]	1936	–
8	Federico Laredo Brú	Federico Laredo Brú (1875–1946)	24 December 1936	10 October 1940		[[National Union (Cuba)|Template:National Union (Cuba)/meta/shortname]]	–	–
9		Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973)	10 October 1940	10 October 1944	4 years	[[Democratic Socialist Coalition|Template:Democratic Socialist Coalition/meta/shortname]]	1940	Carlos Saladrigas Zayas (1940–1942) Ramón Zaydín (1942–1944) Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (1944)
(6)	Ramón Grau	Ramón Grau (1881–1969)	10 October 1944	10 October 1948	4 years	[[Partido Auténtico|Template:Partido Auténtico/meta/shortname]]	1944	Félix Lancís Sánchez (1944–1945) Carlos Prío Socarrás (1945–1947) Raúl López del Castillo (1947–1948)
10	Carlos Prío Socarrás	Carlos Prío Socarrás (1903–1977)	10 October 1948	10 March 1952		[[Partido Auténtico|Template:Partido Auténtico/meta/shortname]]	1948	Manuel Antonio de Varona (1948–1950) Félix Lancís Sánchez (1950–1951) Óscar Gans (1951–1952)
–		Fulgencio Batista (Acting) (1901–1973)	10 March 1952	14 August 1954		[[Progressive Action Party|Template:Progressive Action Party/meta/shortname]]	–	Himself (1952)
–	Andrés Domingo del Castillo	Andrés Domingo del Castillo (Acting) (1892–1979)	14 August 1954	24 February 1955		[[Progressive Action Party|Template:Progressive Action Party/meta/shortname]]	–	–
(9)	Fulgencio Batista	Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973)	24 February 1955	1 January 1959		[[Progressive Action Party|Template:Progressive Action Party/meta/shortname]]	1954	Jorge García Montes (1955–1957) Andrés Rivero Agüero (1957–1958) Emilio Núñez Portuondo (1958) Gonzalo Güell (1958–1959)
–		Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (Acting) (1899–1961)	1 January 1959	2 January 1959		[[Progressive Action Party|Template:Progressive Action Party/meta/shortname]]	–	–
–	Carlos Manuel Piedra (Acting) (1895–1988)	2 January 1959	3 January 1959		Independent	–	–

Republic of Cuba (1959–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Political party	Prime Minister
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Presidents of the Republic
11		Manuel Urrutia Lleó (1901–1981)	3 January 1959	18 July 1959		Independent	José Miró Cardona (1959) Fidel Castro (1959–1976)
12	Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado	Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado (1919–1983)	18 July 1959	2 December 1976		[[Popular Socialist Party (Cuba)|Template:Popular Socialist Party (Cuba)/meta/shortname]] [[Communist Party of Cuba|Template:Communist Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	Fidel Castro
Presidents of the Council of State
13	Fidel Castro	Fidel Castro (1926–2016)	2 December 1976	24 February 2008		[[Communist Party of Cuba|Template:Communist Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	Himself (as President of the Council of Ministers)
14	Raúl Castro	Raúl Castro (born 1931)	24 February 2008	19 April 2018		[[Communist Party of Cuba|Template:Communist Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	Himself (as President of the Council of Ministers)
15	Miguel Díaz-Canel	Miguel Díaz-Canel (born 1960)	19 April 2018	10 October 2019		[[Communist Party of Cuba|Template:Communist Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	Himself (as President of the Council of Ministers)
President of the Republic
(15)	Miguel Díaz-Canel	Miguel Díaz-Canel (born 1960)	10 October 2019	Incumbent		[[Communist Party of Cuba|Template:Communist Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	Manuel Marrero Cruz

See also

• Cuba
  • Captaincy General of Cuba
  • United States Military Government in Cuba
  • Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
  • List of colonial governors of Cuba
  • Council of State (Cuba)
    • President of Cuba
    • Vice President of Cuba
  • Council of Ministers (Cuba)
    • Prime Minister of Cuba
      • List of heads of government of Cuba
  • Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
    • List of commanders of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
• Lists of office-holders
• List of current heads of state and government

External links

• World Statesmen.org: profile of Cuba