Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado

Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
Dorticós in 1960
14th President of Cuba
In office
18 July 1959 – 2 December 1976
Prime MinisterFidel Castro
Preceded byManuel Urrutia
Succeeded byFidel Castro
Personal details
Born(1919-04-17)17 April 1919
Died23 June 1983(1983-06-23) (aged 64)
Cause of deathSuicide by gunshot
PartyPopular Socialist Party (1941–1961)
26th of July Movement (1953–1965)
Communist Party of Cuba (1965–1983)
SpouseMaría de la Caridad Molina
Alma materUniversity of Havana
ProfessionLawyer
NicknameCucharita (Teaspoon)
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Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado (Spanish: [osˈβaldo ðoɾtiˈkos toˈraðo]; 17 April 1919 – 23 June 1983) was a Cuban politician who served as the president of Cuba from 1959 to 1976. He was a close ally of Cuban revolutionary and longtime leader Fidel Castro.