Manuel Márquez Sterling was a Cuban diplomat and President of Cuba

President of Cuba

--209.174.31.28 18:43, 22 November 2011 The President of Cuba is the Head of state of Cuba. According to the Cuban Constitution of 1976, the President is the chief executive of the Council of State of Cuba...

 for a few hours on January 18, 1934.

He was an attorney, was Ambassador of Cuba to Mexico

Mexico

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 and later to the United States

United States

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. He was married to his cousin, Mercedes Márquez Sterling y Ziburo. His nephew was Carlos Márquez Sterling.

He tied for 16-17th in the Paris 1900 chess tournament

Paris 1900 chess tournament

The Paris 1900 chess tournament was an event held in conjunction with the Exposition Universelle , one of the world's most notable fairs or exhibitions held during the second half of the nineteenth century and designated a "World Exposition" by the Bureau of International Expositions...

 (Emanuel Lasker

Emanuel Lasker

Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years...

won) played during the world exhibition.