Carlos Prío Socarrás
Carlos Prío Socarrás | |
|---|---|
| 11th President of Cuba | |
| In office October 10, 1948 – March 10, 1952 | |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Antonio de Varona Félix Lancís Sánchez Oscar Gans |
| Vice President | Guillermo Alonso Pujol |
| Preceded by | Ramón Grau |
| Succeeded by | Fulgencio Batista |
| 5th Prime Minister of Cuba | |
| In office October 13, 1945 – May 1, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Félix Lancís Sánchez |
| Succeeded by | Raúl López del Castillo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 14, 1903 Bahía Honda, Cuba |
| Died | April 5, 1977 (aged 73) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Party | Cuban Revolutionary Party (Authentic) |
| Spouse(s) | Gina Karell |
| Relations | Antonio Prío (brother) Francisco Prío (brother) Maria Regla Prío (sister) |
| Children | 5, including Carlos Prio-Touzet |
| Alma mater | Colegio de Belen University of Havana |
| Profession | Attorney, politician |
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Carlos Manuel Prío Socarrás (Spanish: [ˈkaɾlos maˈnwel ˈpɾi.o sokaˈras]; July 14, 1903 – April 5, 1977) was a Cuban politician. He served as the President of Cuba from 1948 until he was deposed by a military coup led by Fulgencio Batista on March 10, 1952, three months before new elections were to be held. He was the first president of Cuba to be born in an independent Cuba and the last to gain his post through universal, contested elections. He went into exile in the United States, where he lived for 25 years before dying by suicide at age 73.