Manuel Urrutia Lleó
Manuel Urrutia Lleó | |
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Manuel Urrutia in 1959 | |
| 13th President of Cuba | |
| In office January 2, 1959 – July 18, 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | José Miró Cardona Fidel Castro |
| Preceded by | Carlos Modesto Piedra |
| Succeeded by | Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1901 |
| Died | July 5, 1981 (aged 79) Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Independent (Liberal) |
| Spouse | Esperanza (1907–1986) |
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Manuel Urrutia Lleó (Latin American Spanish: [maˈnwel uˈrutja ʝeˈo]; December 8, 1901 – 5 July 1981) was a liberal Cuban lawyer and politician. He campaigned against the Gerardo Machado government and the dictatorial second presidency of Fulgencio Batista during the 1950s, before serving as president in the revolutionary government of 1959. Urrutia resigned his position after only seven months, owing to a series of disputes with revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, and emigrated to the United States shortly afterward.