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1958 Cuban general election

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Field	Value
country	Cuba
election_date	3 November 1958
previous_election	1954 Cuban general election
previous_year	1954
next_election	1976 Cuban parliamentary election
next_year	1976
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
image_size	130x130px
image1	Andrés Rivero Aguero.jpg
nominee1	Andrés Rivero Agüero
party1	Progressive Action Party
popular_vote1	428,166
percentage1	70.40%
image2	CARLOS MARQUEZ STERLING.jpg
nominee2	Carlos Márquez Sterling
party2	PPL
party2_name	no
color2	008000
popular_vote2	95,447
percentage2	15.69%
image3	Ramón Grau San Martín.jpg
nominee3	Ramón Grau
party3	Partido Auténtico
popular_vote3	75,789
percentage3	12.46%
title	President
before_election	Fulgencio Batista
before_party	Progressive Action Party
after_election	Andrés Rivero Agüero (elected)
Manuel Urrutia Lleó (appointed)
after_party	Independent

Manuel Urrutia Lleó (appointed)

General elections were held in Cuba on 3 November 1958. The three major presidential candidates were Carlos Márquez Sterling of the Partido del Pueblo Libre, Ramón Grau of the Partido Auténtico and Andrés Rivero Agüero of the Coalición Progresista Nacional. There was also a minor party candidate on the ballot, Alberto Salas Amaro for Partido Union Cubana, who received 1% of the vote. Voter turnout was estimated at 50% of eligible voters. Although Andrés Rivero Agüero won the presidential election with 70% of the vote, he and all other elected officials were unable to take office due to the Cuban Revolution. Anselmo Alliegro y Milá briefly became the next president on 1 January 1959, before being replaced by the Chief Justice Carlos Manuel Piedra the following day, who in turn was replaced by Manuel Urrutia Lleó a day later.

This was the last competitive election in Cuba; the 1940 constitution was abrogated and the Congress quickly dismantled shortly thereafter.

Background

The rebels had publicly called for an election boycott, issuing its Total War Manifesto on 12 March 1958.

Results

President

Chamber of Representatives

The 166 members of the Chamber of Representatives were elected; 85 for a four-year term 81 for a two-year term.

Aftermath

Rivero Agüero was due to be sworn in on 24 February 1959. In a conversation between him and the American ambassador Earl E. T. Smith on 15 November 1958, he called Castro a "sick man" and stated it would be impossible to reach a settlement with him. Rivero Agüero also said that he planned to restore constitutional government and would convene a Constitutional Assembly after taking office.

References

(2 November 1958). "Todas las magistraturas de la Nación serán cubiertas mañana en 8,521 colegios electorales". [[Diario de la Marina]].
Manuel Marquez-Sterling (2009) ''Cuba 1952-1959: The True Story of Castro's Rise to Power'', Kleiopatria Digital Press
[[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p217 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
"Castro/M-26-7 Total War on Tyranny Manifesto 1958". Scribd.com.
Ramon L. Bonachea & Marta San Martin (2011) ''Cuban Insurrection 1952-1959'', Transaction Publishers
(21 December 1958). "Composición y clasificación de la Cámara en enero del 59". Diario de la Marina.
"154. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Ambassador in Cuba (Smith) and President-Elect Rivero Agüero, Havana, November 15, 1958". Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute, United States Department of State.

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