Carlos Prío Socarrás

President of Cuba from 1948 to 1952

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.

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