Misplaced Pages

Carlos Mendieta

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Cuban politician In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendieta and the second or maternal family name is Montefur.
Carlos Mendieta
President of Cuba
Interim
In office
18 January 1934 – 11 December 1935
Vice PresidentNone
Preceded byManuel Márquez Sterling
(Interim)
Succeeded byJosé Barnet
(Interim)
Personal details
BornCarlos Mendieta y Montefur
(1873-11-04)4 November 1873
San Antonio de las Vueltas, Las Villas, Spanish Cuba
Died27 September 1960(1960-09-27) (aged 86)
Havana, Cuba
NationalityCuba Cuban
Political partyNational Union
SpouseCarmela Ledon
ChildrenCarmen Mendieta-Ledon

Carlos Mendieta y Montefur (4 November 1873 – 27 September 1960) was a Cuban politician and interim President of Cuba.

A chief opponent of Gerardo Machado, Mendieta was installed as interim President of Cuba in 1934 by a coup led by Fulgencio Batista. During his presidency, women gained the right to vote and the Platt Amendment was rescinded. Mendieta resigned in 1935 after unrest continued.

Personal life

He was married to Carmela Ledon (? - 20 July 1942) and they had one child, Carmen Mendieta-Ledon, who married Calixto Garcia Velez.

References

  1. Staff report (29 September 1960). Carlos Mendieta, Ex-Head of Cuba; President, 1934-35, Dies. Reformist Served After Overthrow of Machado. The New York Times
  2. Phillips, J.D. (11 December 1935). Mendieta Resigns Cuban Presidency; Steps Out After His Failure to Conciliate Political Parties Preparatory to Elections. State Secretary Named Barnet Provisional Executive -- Ministry and Council of State to Meet Today. The New York Times
  • Otero, Juan Joaquin (1954). Libro De Cuba, Una Enciclopedia Ilustrada Que Abarca Las Artes, Las Letras, Las Ciencias, La Economia, La Politica, La Historia, La Docencia, Y ElProgreso General De La Nacion Cubana - Edicion Conmemorative del Cincuentenario de la Republica de Cuba, 1902-1952. (Spanish)
Political offices
Preceded byManuel Márquez Sterling President of Cuba
Interim
18 January 1934 – 11 December 1935 		Succeeded byJosé Barnet
Presidents of Cuba (list)
Presidents
Presidents of the
Council of State
Presidents
  • * Interim
  • ‡ Provisional
  • ^ Domingo acted as president during part of this term.


Stub icon

This article about a Cuban politician is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: