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Prime Minister
Prime minister

A prime minister is the most senior minister of Cabinet in the Executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The position is usually held by, but need not always be held by, a politician....
 of Cuba
Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
 was a position in the government of Cuba. Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from February 1959 to December 1976 and then president, premier until his resignation from the office in February 2008....
 assumed the position of Prime Minister in 1959 replacing José Miró Cardona
José Miró Cardona

Jos? Mir? Cardona was a Cuban politician. He served as Prime Minister of Cuba for a period of some six weeks in early 1959, following his appointment by President of Cuba Manuel Urrutia on January 5, 1959....
.

The office was abolished on December 2, 1976 following a restructuring of the government and the implementation of a new Constitution of Cuba
Constitution of Cuba

Since attaining its independence from Spain, Cuba has had five constitutions. The current constitution was drafted in 1976 and has since been amended....
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Prime Minister
Prime minister

A prime minister is the most senior minister of Cabinet in the Executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The position is usually held by, but need not always be held by, a politician....
 of Cuba
Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
 was a position in the government of Cuba. Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from February 1959 to December 1976 and then president, premier until his resignation from the office in February 2008....
 assumed the position of Prime Minister in 1959 replacing José Miró Cardona
José Miró Cardona

Jos? Mir? Cardona was a Cuban politician. He served as Prime Minister of Cuba for a period of some six weeks in early 1959, following his appointment by President of Cuba Manuel Urrutia on January 5, 1959....
.

The office was abolished on December 2, 1976 following a restructuring of the government and the implementation of a new Constitution of Cuba
Constitution of Cuba

Since attaining its independence from Spain, Cuba has had five constitutions. The current constitution was drafted in 1976 and has since been amended....
. Castro became president of the Council of State
Council of State of Cuba

The Council of State of Cuba is a 31-member body of the government of Cuba, elected by the National Assembly of People?s Power. It has the authority to exercise most legislative power between sessions of the National Assembly of People?s Power, subject to its approval, and to call the National Assembly of People?s Power into session between...
 (President of Cuba
President of Cuba

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 and the Council of Ministers of Cuba....
) and president of the Council of ministers
Council of Ministers of Cuba

The Council of Ministers is the highest ranking executive and administrative body and constitutes the government of the Republic of Cuba. It consists of the President, the First Vice President and the five Vice Presidents of the Council of State of Cuba, the Secretary of the Executive Committee, the heads of the national ministries and other...
, elected by the National Assembly. The Prime Minister of Cuba was also referred to as the Premier
Premier

A premier is a title for the head of government in some countries.In many nations, the title "premier" is used interchangeably with "prime minister": for example, the "Italy Premier" is the same person as the "Italian President of the Council of Ministers"....
. The role of president of the Council of Ministers is sometimes still referred to as the "prime minister".

The role of the Prime Minister was first assigned in 1940 in accordance with the amended Constitution of Cuba
Constitution of Cuba

Since attaining its independence from Spain, Cuba has had five constitutions. The current constitution was drafted in 1976 and has since been amended....
. The first Prime Minister of Cuba was Carlos Saladrigas Zayas
Carlos Saladrigas Zayas

Carlos Saladrigas Zayas was a Cuban politician and diplomat. He was an Civil law notary, who served as Senator , Minister of Justice , Foreign relations of Cuba & , Prime Minister of Cuba , Ambassador to Great Britain, and presidential candidate in the elections of 1944....
 (1900-1957), the nephew of former President Alfredo Zayas. Between 1940 and 1959 Cuba saw fifteen changes to the position, Félix Lancís Sánchez
Félix Lancís Sánchez

F?lix Lanc?s S?nchez was a Cuban politician and Prime Minister of Cuba.He was an lawyer, who served as Senator, minister of Education and was twice Prime Minister of Cuba ....
 was Prime Minister twice (1944-1945 and 1950-1951) whilst Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista

Fulgencio Batista y Zald?var was a Cuban military officer, dictator and politician.Batista was the military leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1940 and President of Cuba from 1940 to 1944....
 held the role concurrently alongside that of President of Cuba for one month (April 1952) following a military coup.

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  • List of Prime Ministers of Cuba
    List of Prime Ministers of Cuba

    This article list the Prime Minister of Cuba from the creation of the office in 1940 until 1976, when the post was merged with that of the List of Presidents of Cuba:...