The Congress of Cuba () was the legislature of Cuba from 20 May 1902 until the Cuban Revolution of 1959.
The Congress consisted of the 130-member Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) and the 54-member Senate (Senado) in December 1958.
The first Cuban Congress met for the first time on May 5, 1902. Generally, Congress held at least two sessions during a given year. Meetings were interrupted by the Second Occupation of Cuba after the session of September 28, 1906. Following the re-establishment of Cuban-based government in 1909 it met without interruption from January 13, 1909, until April 1933, a few months before President Gerardo Machado was overthrown. During the presidency of Ramon Grau the country's legislative apparatus was largely undertaken by Grau's administration under the auspices of the student revolutionary junta. Commencing with the provisional presidency of Carlos Mendieta a Consejo de Estado (Council of State) undertook advisory legislative functions. The Council of State was abolished in April, 1936 when the Cuban Congress finally resumed its session after three years of inactivity.
Presidents of the Senate 1902–1958 Name Took office Left office NotesDomingo Méndez Capote8 May 19025 April 1905Manuel Sanguily Garritte5 April 190511 April 1906Ricardo Dolz Arango11 April 190628 September 1906Martín Morúa Delgado18 January 19094 April 1910Antonio Gonzalo Pérez4 April 191016 April 1913Eugenio Sánchez Agramonte16 April 191310 April 1917Ricardo Dolz Arango10 April 191720 April 1921Aurelio Álvarez de la Vega20 April 19217 April 1925Clemente Vázquez Bello7 April 192528 September 1932Alberto Barrera Fernández30 September 193212 August 1933Justo Luis Pozo del Puerto13 April 19361 September 1936Arturo Illas Horroutinier1 September 19361 June 1937Lucilo de la Peña Cruz1 June 193715 November 1937Guillermo Alonso Pujol15 November 19377 September 1938Santiago Verdeja Neyra7 September 193821 November 1940Antonio Beruff Mendieta21 November 194017 February 1942Guillermo Alonso Pujol17 February 194230 August 1943José E. Bringuier Laredo30 August 194326 September 1944Eduardo Suárez Rivas26 September 194412 December 1945Miguel A. Suárez Fernández12 December 19456 October 1950Manuel A. Varona Loredo6 October 195010 March 1952Anselmo Alliegro Milá28 January 19555 January 1959
Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives 1902–1958 Name Took office Left office NotesPelayo García Santiago14 May 19023 November 1902Rafael Portuondo y Tamayo18 November 19027 November 1903Carlos de la Torre Huerta7 November 19034 April 1904 José A. Malberty8 July 19047 November 1904 Santiago García Cañizares9 November 190423 April 1906Fernando Freyre de Andrade24 April 190612 October 1906Orestes Ferrara Marino18 April 19091914 José Antonio González Lanuza19141914 Ibrahim Urquiaga Arrastía30 August 19141915Orestes Ferrara y Marino19 April 19151917Miguel Coyula Llaguno7 April 19171919Santiago Verdeja Neyra19191923 Clemente Vázquez Bello19231925Ramón Zaydín11 April 19254 April 1927Rafael Guas Inclán11 April 192724 August 1933 Carlos Márquez Sterling27 April 19363 February 1937 Antonio Martínez Fraga4 February 193718 April 1938 Antonio Bravo Acosta1937? Marcelino Garriga Garay2 September 19381 April 1940 José A. Cardet Góngora24 June 194016 September 1940 Gustavo Gutiérrez Sánchez21 November 194027 October 1941 Carlos Márquez Sterling29 October 194119 October 1942 Néstor Carbonell Andricaín19 October 194227 September 1944Miguel A. de León Fuentes27 September 19441 October 1946 Rubén de León García1 October 194619 September 1948 Lincoln Rodón Alvarez4 October 194810 March 1952 Gastón Godoy y Loret de Mola28 January 19555 January 1959
See also National Assembly of People's Power – Unicameral legislature since 1976 History of Cuba
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