Carlos Mendieta

Cuban politician

Carlos Mendieta


President of Cuba Interim
In office 18 January 1934 – 11 December 1935
Vice President	None
Preceded by	Manuel Márquez Sterling (Interim)
Succeeded by	José Barnet (Interim)

Personal details
Born	Carlos Mendieta y Montefur (1873-11-04)4 November 1873 San Antonio de las Vueltas, Las Villas, Spanish Cuba
Died	27 September 1960(1960-09-27) (aged 86) Havana, Cuba
Nationality	Cuban
Political party	National Union
Spouse	Carmela Ledon
Children	Carmen 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a coup led by Fulgencio Batista.^[1] During his presidency, women gained the right to vote and the Platt Amendment was rescinded. Mendieta resigned in 1935 after unrest continued.^[2]

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

^ 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
^ 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)