Cuban_House_of_Representatives

Congress of Cuba

Congress of Cuba

Legislature of Cuba from 1902 to 1959


The Congress of Cuba (Spanish: Congreso de Cuba) was the legislature of Cuba from 1902 until the Cuban Revolution of 1959.[1]

The Congress consisted of the 150-member Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) and the 54-member Senate (Cámara del Senado).

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.[2]

Presidents of the Senate 1902–1958

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Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives 1902–1958

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References

  1. varios, Autores (1 January 2014). Constitución cubana de 1940. Linkgua digital. ISBN 9788498971545 via Google Books.[permanent dead link]
  2. Schroeder, Susan (15 April 1982). Cuba: A Handbook of Historical Statistics. G.K. Hall. ISBN 9780816182138 via Google Books.
  3. Representantes, Cuba Congreso Cámara de (5 May 2019). "Compendio legislativo, 1902 a 1950" via Google Books.
  4. Primelles, León (15 April 2019). "Crónica cubana 1915-1918". Talleres Tipográficos de Editorial Lex via Internet Archive.
  5. Jiménez, Guillermo (1 January 2006). Los propietarios de Cuba 1958. Editorial de Ciencias Sociales. ISBN 9789590608308 via Google Books.

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