List of presidents of Cuba

Tenure	Incumbent
Spanish Suzerainty
Governors
1511 to 12 June 1524	Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
12 June 1524 to 14 March 1525	Manuel de Rojas y Cordova
14 March 1525 to 27 April 1526	Juan de Altamarino
27 April 1526 to 6 November 1531	Gonzalo de Guzmán
7 November 1531 to 7 September 1532	Juan de Vadillo
1 March 1532 to 1 February 1534	Manuel de Rojas y Cordova
14 November 1535 to 1537	Gonzalo de Guzmán
20 March 1537 to 12 May 1539	Hernando de Soto
12 May 1539 to 1544	Isabel de Bobadilla
1544 to 5 June 1546	Juanes de Ávila
5 June 1546 to 1548	Antonio de Cháves
1549 to 8 March 1555	Gonzalo Pérez de Angulo
1556 to 1565	Diego de Mazariegos
19 September 1565 to 24 November 1567	Francisco García Osorio
24 November 1567 to 16 September 1574	Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
1572 to 1574	Sancho Pardo Donlebún
1574 to 13 February 1577	Gabriel de Montalvo
13 February 1577 to 1579	Francisco Carreño
27 April 1579 to 1 September 1579	Gaspar de Torres
1580 to 1589	Gabriel de Luján
1589 to 1593	Juan de Tejeda
1593 to 1602	Juan Maldonaldo Barnuevo
1602 to 1607	Pedro de Valdez
1607 to 1616	Gaspar Ruíz de Pereda
1616 to 6 June 1619	Sancho de Alquiza
1619 to 1620	Jerónimo de Quero
1620 to 1624	Francisco de Venegas
1624 to 16 June 1626	Damián Velásquez de Contreras
16 June 1626 to 7 October 1630	Lorenzo de Cabrera y Corbera
7 October 1630 to 24 May 1634	Juan Bitrián de Viamonte y Navarra
24 May 1634 to 1639	Francisco Riaño y Gamboa
1639 to 1647	Álvaro de Luna y Sarmiento
1647 to 7 October 1653	Diego de Villalba y Toledo, marqués de Campo, señor de la Villa de Santacruz de Pinares
7 October 1653 to 1654	Francisco Xelder
1654 to 1656	Juan de Montanos Blázquez
1656 to 1658	Diego Rangel
1658 to 1663	Juan de Salamanca
1663 to 30 July 1664	Rodrigo Flores de Aldana
30 July 1664 to 6 May 1670	Francisco Oregón y Gascón
6 May 1670 to 1680	Francisco Rodríguez de Ledesma
1680 to 1685	José Fernández Córdoba Ponce de León
1685 to 1687	Manuel de Murguia y Mena
1687 to 1689	Diego Antonio de Viana y Hinojosa
1689 to 3 October 1695	Severino de Manzaneda Salinas y Rozas
3 October 1695 to 20 September 1702	Diego de Córdoba Lasso de la Vega, Marquis of the Vado del Maestre
20 September 1702 to 4 December 1702	Pedro Nicolás Benítez de Lugo
4 December 1702 to 13 May 1706	Luis Chacón and Nicolás Chirino Vandeval
13 May 1706 to 8 July 1706	Pedro Álvarez de Villarín
8 July 1706 to 18 January 1708	Luis Chacón and Nicolás Chirino Vandeval
18 January 1708 to 18 February 1711	Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos, Marquis of Casa Torres
18 February 1711 to 10 June 1711	Pablo Cavero
10 June 1711 to 14 February 1713	Luis Chacón
14 February 1713 to 26 May 1716	Laureano José de Torres Ayala a Duadros Castellanos, Marquis of Casa Torres
26 May 1716 to 23 August 1717	Vicente de Raja
23 August 1717 to 23 June 1718	Gómez Mazaver Ponce de León
23 June 1718 to 29 September 1724	Gregorio Guazo y Calderón Fernández de la Vega
29 September 1724 to 18 March 1734	Dionisio Martínez de la Vega
18 March 1734 to 22 April 1746	Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas Gordón de Saenz de Villamolinedo, Count of Revillagigedo
22 April 1746 to 21 July 1746	Juan Antonio Tineo y Fuertes
21 July 1746 to 9 June 1747	Diego Peñalosa
9 June 1747 to 18 May 1760	Francisco Antonio Cagigal de la Vega
18 May 1760 to 7 February 1761	Pedro Alonso
7 February 1761 to 13 August 1762	Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna
British Suzerainty
13 August 1762 to 1 January 1763	George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
1 January 1763 to 8 July 1763	William Keppel
Spanish Suzerainty (during the British occupation of La Habana)
7 September 1762 to 8 July 1763	Fernando de Cagigal de la Vega, Marquess de Casa Cagigal
Spanish Suzerainty
8 July 1763 to 27 June 1765	Ambrosio de Funes Villalpando, Count of Ricla
27 June 1765 to 13 July 1765	Diego Manrique
13 July 1765 to 19 March 1766	Pascual Jiménez de Cisneros
19 March 1766 to 14 August 1771	Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa Henestrosa y Lasso de la Vega
14 August 1771 to 18 November 1771	Diego José Navarro García de Valladares
18 November 1771 to 12 June 1777	Felipe de Fondesviela y Ondeano, Marquis of la Torre
12 June 1777 to 12 February 1782	Diego José Navarro García de Valladares
12 February 1782 to 29 December 1782	Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Monserrat
29 December 1782 to 4 February 1785	Luis de Unzaga y Amezaga
4 February 1785 to 7 April 1785	Bernardo de Gálvez
7 April 1785 to 28 December 1785	Bernardo Troncoso Martínez del Rincón
28 December 1785 to 18 April 1789	José Manuel de Ezpeleta
18 April 1789 to 8 July 1790	Domingo Cabello y Robles
8 July 1790 to 6 December 1796	Luis de las Casas y Aragorri
6 December 1796 to 13 May 1799	Juan Procopio de Bassecourt Thieulaine y Bryas López de Ochoa, Count of Santa Clara
13 May 1799 to 14 April 1812	Salvador José de Muro, 2nd Marquis of Someruelos
14 April 1812 to 2 July 1816	Juan Ruíz de Apodaca
2 July 1816 to 29 August 1819	José Cienfuegos
28 August 1819 to 3 March 1821	Juan Manuel de Cagigal y Niño
3 March 1821 to 19 July 1822	Nicolás de Mahy y Romo
19 July 1822 to 2 May 1823	Sebastián Kindelán y Oregón
2 May 1823 to 15 May 1832	Francisco Dionisio Vives
15 May 1832 to 1 June 1834	Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca
1 June 1834 to 20 April 1838	Miguel Tacón y Rosique
20 April 1838 to 10 January 1840	Joaquín de Ezpeleta
10 January 1840 to 7 March 1841	Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón
7 March 1841 to 15 September 1843	Jerónimo Valdés
15 September 1843 to 21 October 1843	Francisco Javier de Ulloa
21 October 1843 to 29 March 1848	Leopoldo O'Donnell, Duke of Tetuan
29 March 1848 to 11 November 1850	Federico Roncali
11 November 1850 to 16 April 1852	José Gutiérrez de la Concha
16 April 1852 to 3 December 1853	Valentín Cañedo
3 December 1853 to 21 September 1854	Juan González de la Pezuela
21 September 1854 to 24 November 1859	José Gutiérrez de la Concha
24 November 1859 to 10 December 1862	Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, Duke of la Torre
10 December 1862 to 30 May 1866	Domingo Dulce
30 May 1866 to 3 November 1866	Francisco de Lersundi y Ormaechea
3 November 1866 to 24 September 1867	Joaquín del Manzano
24 September 1867 to 21 December 1867	Blas Villate
21 December 1867 to 4 January 1869	Francisco de Lersundi y Ormaechea
4 January 1869 to 2 June 1869	Domingo Dulce
2 June 1869 to 28 June 1869	Felipe Ginovés del Espinar
28 June 1869 to 13 December 1870	Antonio Caballero y Fernández de Rodas
13 December 1870 to 11 July 1872	Blas Villate
11 July 1872 to 18 April 1873	Francisco Ceballos y Vargas
18 April 1873 to 4 November 1873	Cándido Pieltaín
4 November 1873 to 6 April 1874	Joaquín Jovellar y Soler
6 April 1874 to 1 March 1875	José Gutiérrez de la Concha
1 March 1875 to 8 March 1875	Cayetano Figueroa y Garahondo
8 March 1875 to 18 January 1876	Blas Villate
18 January 1876 to 18 June 1878	Joaquín Jovellar y Soler
18 June 1878 to 5 February 1879	Arsenio Martínez Campos
5 February 1879 to 17 April 1879	Cayetano Figueroa y Garahondo
17 April 1879 to 28 November 1881	Ramón Blanco y Erenas, Marquis of Peña Plata
28 November 1881 to 5 August 1883	Luis Prendergast y Gordon, Marquis of Victoria de las Tunas
5 August 1883 to 28 September 1883	Tomás y Regna
28 September 1883 to 8 November 1884	Ignacio María del Castillo
8 November 1884 to 25 March 1886	Ramón Fajardo e Izquierdo
25 March 1886 to 15 July 1887	Emilio Calleja
15 July 1887 to 13 March 1889	Sabas Marín y González
13 March 1889 to 6 February 1890	Manuel Salamanca y Negrete
6 February 1890 to 4 April 1890	José Sánchez y Gómez
4 April 1890 to 24 August 1890	José Chinchilla
24 August 1890 to 20 June 1892	Camilo de Polavieja
20 June 1892 to 15 July 1893	Alejandro Rodríguez Arias y Rodulfo
15 July 1893 to 16 September 1893	José Arderius
16 September 1893 to 16 April 1895	Emilio Calleja
16 April 1895 to 20 January 1896	Arsenio Martínez Campos
20 January 1896 to 11 February 1896	Sabas Marín y González
11 February 1896 to 31 October 1897	Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, Marquis of Tenerife
31 October 1897 to 30 November 1898	Ramón Blanco y Erenas, Marquis of Peña Plata
30 November 1898 to 1 January 1899	Adolfo Jiménez Castellanos
American Suzerainty
1 January 1899 to 23 December 1899	John Ruller Brooke
23 December 1899 to 20 May 1902	Leonard Wood
American Occupation

Presidents of the Republic of Cuba

#	Image	Name	Start	End	Republican Party of Havana
1.º		Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y del Castillo	April 12, 1869	October 27, 1873
2.º		Salvador Cisneros Betancourt	October 27, 1873	July 1, 1875
3.º		Juan Bautista Spotorno	July 1, 1875	March 29, 1876
4.º		Tomás Estrada Palma	March 29, 1876	October 19, 1877
5.º		Francisco Javier de Céspedes	October 19, 1877	December 13, 1877
6.º		Vicente García González	December 13, 1877	February 10, 1878
7.º		Manuel de Jesús Calvar	March 16, 1878	May 28, 1878
8.º		Salvador Cisneros Betancourt	September 18, 1895	October 30, 1897
9.º		Bartolomé Masó Márquez	October 30, 1897	November 7, 1898
10.º		Domingo Méndez Capote	November 7, 1898	November 10, 1898
11.º		Rafael María Portuondo Tamayo	November 10, 1898	April 4, 1899
12.º		José Lacret Morlot	April 4, 1899	June 30, 1899

№	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office	Political party
American Suzerainty
		John Ruller Brooke	1 January 1899—23 December 1899
		Leonard Wood	23 December 1899—20 May 1902
Presidents of the Republic of Cuba
1		Tomás Estrada Palma (1832–1908)	20 May 1902 – 28 September 1906	Republican Party of Havana
Governors appointed by the United States (Second Occupation of Cuba)
		William Howard Taft (1857–1930)	29 September – 13 October 1906	Governor appointed by the U.S.
		Charles Edward Magoon (1861–1920)	13 October 1906 – 28 January 1909	Governor appointed by the U.S.
Presidents of the Republic of Cuba
2		José Miguel Gómez (1858–1921)	28 January 1909 – 20 May 1913	Liberal Party
3		Mario García Menocal (1866–1941)	20 May 1913 – 20 May 1921	Conservative Party
4		Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso (1861–1934)	20 May 1921 – 20 May 1925	Cuban Popular Party-National League
5		Gerardo Machado (1871–1939)	20 May 1925 – 24 August 1933 In exile after 12 August 1933	Liberal Party
		Alberto Herrera y Franchi (1874–1954)	12–13 August 1933 Provisional President	Military
		Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (1871–1939)	13 August – 5 September 1933 Provisional President	A.B.C. Revolutionary Society
Executive Commission of the Provisional Government of Cuba
		Ramón Grau (1887–1969)	5 – 10 September 1933	Authentic Cuban Revolutionary Party
		Guillermo Portela y Möller (1886–1958)		Liberal Party
		José Miguel Irisarri y Gamio (1895–1968)		Conservative Party
		Sergio Carbó y Morera (1891–1971)		Cuban Popular Party-National League
		Porfirio Franca y Álvarez de la Campa (1878–1950)		Liberal Party
Presidents of the Republic of Cuba
6		Ramón Grau (1887–1969)	10 September 1933 – 15 January 1934	Authentic Cuban Revolutionary Party
		Carlos Hevia (1900–1964)	15 – 18 January 1934 Provisional President	Authentic Cuban Revolutionary Party
		Manuel Márquez Sterling (1872–1934)	18 January 1934 Provisional President	Independent
		Carlos Mendieta (1873–1960)	18 January 1934 – 11 December 1935 Provisional President	National Union
		José Agripino Barnet (1864–1945)	11 December 1935 – 20 May 1936 Provisional President	National Union
7		Miguel Mariano Gómez (1889–1950)	20 May – 24 December 1936	National Union
8		Federico Laredo Brú (1875–1946)	24 December 1936 – 10 October 1940	National Union
9		Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973)	10 October 1940 – 10 October 1944	Democratic Socialist Coalition
10		Ramón Grau (1887–1969)	10 October 1944 – 10 October 1948	Authentic Cuban Revolutionary Party
11		Carlos Prío Socarrás (1903–1977)	10 October 1948 – 10 March 1952	Authentic Cuban Revolutionary Party
		Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973)	10 March 1952 – 24 February 1955 Provisional President	Progressive Action Party
12			24 February 1955 – 1 January 1959
		Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (1899–1961)	1 – 2 January 1959 Provisional President	Progressive Action Party
		Carlos Manuel Piedra (1895–1988)	2 – 3 January 1959 Provisional President	Independent
13		Manuel Urrutia Lleó (1901–1981)	3 January – 18 July 1959	Independent
14		Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado (1919–1983)	18 July 1959 – 2 December 1976	Integrated Revolutionary Organizations United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution Communist Party of Cuba
Presidents of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba
1		Fidel Castro (1926–2016)	2 December 1976 – 24 February 2008	Communist Party of Cuba
		Raúl Castro (1931–)	31 July 2006 – 24 February 2008 Acting President of the Council of State	Communist Party of Cuba
2			24 February 2008 – 19 April 2018
3		Miguel Díaz-Canel (1960–)	19 April 2018 – Incumbent	Communist Party of Cuba

References

• Cuba – World Statesmen.org