Carlos Prío Socarrás

Carlos Prío Socarrás was a Cuban politician and member of the Authentic Party who served as president of Cuba from 1948 until Fulgencio Batista’s coup in 1952.

Fulgencio Batista: Fulgencio Batista was a Cuban military officer and politician who ruled Cuba as president and dictator. His 1952 coup ended Prío’s presidency and reshaped Cuba’s political course.
Cuban coup of 1952: The Cuban coup of 1952 was a military takeover led by Fulgencio Batista that canceled scheduled elections and displaced the government. Batista’s takeover removed Prío from the presidency on March 10, 1952.
Authentic Party: The Authentic Party was a Cuban political party that governed from 1944 to 1952 under Ramón Grau San Martín and Carlos Prío Socarrás. Prío’s administration inherited the party’s governing coalition and its credibility problems.
Batista dictatorship: The Batista dictatorship was Fulgencio Batista’s authoritarian rule in Cuba, restored by his 1952 coup and lasting until 1959. It replaced Prío’s elected government and sharply restricted political competition.
Ramón Grau San Martín: Ramón Grau San Martín was a Cuban physician and politician who served as president from 1944 to 1948. Grau preceded Prío as president and led the Authentic Party government he inherited.
Cuban Revolution: The Cuban Revolution was the movement that overthrew Fulgencio Batista’s government and established a new Cuban state in 1959. Prío’s fall from office helped set the political conditions preceding the revolution.
Cuban Constitution of 1940: The Cuban Constitution of 1940 established a progressive framework of rights and governmental powers for the Cuban Republic. Prío governed under its constitutional order, which Batista’s coup suspended.
Cuban Republic: The Cuban Republic was the state established after Cuba became independent from the United States in 1902 and before the 1959 revolution. Prío’s presidency belonged to the republic’s constitutional era, unlike the dictatorship that displaced it.
Eduardo Chibás: Eduardo Chibás was a Cuban politician and radio broadcaster who founded the Orthodox Party in 1947. Chibás challenged corruption under Prío and drew reform-minded voters away from the governing party.
Cuban presidential election of 1948: The Cuban presidential election of 1948 brought Carlos Prío Socarrás to the presidency as the Authentic Party candidate. This election began Prío’s term before Batista ended it by force.

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Ramón GrauRelated: Prío succeeded Grau and belonged to the same Cuban Revolutionary Party tradition.