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Carlos Saladrigas Zayas
1st Prime Minister of Cuba
In office
10 October 1940 – 16 August 1942
PresidentFulgencio Batista
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byRamón Zaydín
Personal details
Born13 October 1900
Havana, Cuba
Died15 April 1956 (aged 55)
Havana, Cuba
Political partyPopular Socialist Party
Spouse(s)María González-Llorente
Esperanza Plasencia
Cusa Carrillo
Children2
ProfessionLawyer

Carlos Saladrigas Zayas (Carlos Eduardo Ramón[citation needed] Saladrigas y Zayas; October 13, 1900 – 15 April 1956) was a Cuban politician and diplomat.

Career

He was an abogado-notario who served as Senator (1936-1940), Minister of Justice (1934), Foreign Minister (1933) and (1955-1956), Prime Minister of Cuba (1940-1942), Ambassador to Great Britain, and presidential candidate in the elections of 1944.

Personal life

He was the son of Enrique Saladrigas Lunar and María Luisa Zayas y Diago. He married his wife, María de las Mercedes González-Llorente y Martínez in 1923 and they had two children, Gloria and Carlos Saladrigas y González-Llorente. He later married Esperanza Plasencia y del Peso and lastly Cusa Carrillo.

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Political offices Preceded byOffice established Prime Minister of Cuba 10 October 1940 – 16 August 1942 Succeeded byRamón Zaydín Preceded by? Foreign Minister of Cuba 1933 Succeeded byManuel Márquez Sterling Preceded byAndrés Domingo Foreign Minister of Cuba 1955-1956 Succeeded byGonzalo Güell


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