- Liberalism in Cuba
This article gives an overview of liberalism in
Cuba . It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.Introduction
From the founding of the Republic in 1902 to the Cuban Revolution of 1933, the Cuban Liberal Party held the presidency on numerous occasions.
Since the triumph of the Cuban Revolution of 1959, there have been three liberal parties in existence. Those parties are: the Liberal Democratic Party ("Partido Liberal Democratico", observer LI), the
Democratic Solidarity Party ("Partido Solidaridad Democratica", observer LI) and theCuban Liberal Movement ("Movimiento Liberal Cubano") illegal. In exile theCuban Liberal Union ("Unión Liberal Cubana", member LI) is active.The timeline
Cuban Revolutionary Party
*1892: Left-wing liberals formed the
Cuban Revolutionary Party ("Partido Revolucionario Cubano")
*1902: The PRC disappearedLiberal leaders
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José Martí , founder of the PRC and leading Cuban intellectual
*Martín Morúa Delgado , Afro-Cuban and President of the Cuban Senate
*José Miguel Gómez , the first member of the Liberal Party elected to the presidency of Cuba
*Gerardo Machado , a president of Cuba elected under the Liberal Party
*Orestes Ferrara , a professor at theUniversity of Havana , Cuban Secretary of State and delegate to the Constitutional ConventionReferences
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ee also
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History of Cuba
*Politics of Cuba
*List of political parties in Cuba
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