Who became Prime Minister of Cuba in 1959?
Prime Minister of Cuba role twice (1944–1945 and 1950–1951) while Fulgencio Batista held the position concurrently with that of President of Cuba for one month (April 1952) following a military coup. Fidel Castro became prime minister in 1959, replacing José Miró Cardona. The title of the office was officially changed on 2 December 1976 when a new national constitution, restructuring the government, came into force. Fidel Castro became president of the Council of State (President of Cuba) and also president of the Council of Ministers, elected by the National Assembly of People's Power. The President of the Council of Ministers is, however, still frequently
Prime Minister of Cuba Prime Minister of Cuba The Prime Minister of Cuba () – official title: President of the Council of Ministers () – is the head of the Council of Ministers of Cuba. The office of Prime Minister was first instituted in 1940 in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of Cuba as amended in that year. The first Prime Minister of Cuba was Carlos Saladrigas Zayas (1900–1957), the nephew of former President Alfredo Zayas. The prime minister was also sometimes referred to as "premier". Between 1940 and 1959, Cuba saw fifteen changes of prime minister; Félix Lancís Sánchez exercised the