Carlos Manuel Piedra
Politician
1895 – 1988
Who was Carlos Manuel Piedra?
Carlos Manuel Piedra y Piedra held the presidency of Cuba for a single day during the transition of power between Fulgencio Batista and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution. Piedra was appointed provisional President by a junta led by Eulogio Cantillo in accordance with the 1940 Cuban constitution. Piedra had previously been the eldest judge of the Supreme Court. Piedra's appointment was met with opposition from Castro who believed that Manuel Urrutia should be appointed.
He was married to María Luisa Martínez Díaz and had two daughters, Isis and Flavia Piedra Martínez.
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