The Congress of Cuba () was the
legislature
A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make law
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of
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
from 1902 until the
Cuban revolution
The Cuban Revolution ( es, Revolución Cubana) was carried out after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état which placed Fulgencio Batista as head of state and the failed mass strike in opposition that followed. After failing to contest Batista in co ...
of 1959.
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
The Provisional Government of Cuba lasted from September 1906 to February 1909. This period was also referred to as the Second Occupation of Cuba.
When the government of Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma collapsed, U.S. President Theodore R ...
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 3 years of inactivity.
Presidents of the Senate 1902-1958
Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives 1902-1958
See also
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National Assembly of People's Power
The National Assembly of People's Power ( es, Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular) is the unicameral parliament of the Republic of Cuba. It is currently composed of 605 representatives who are elected from multi-member electoral districts for ...
- Unicameral legislature since 1976
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History of Cuba
The history of Cuba is characterized by dependence on outside powers—Spanish Empire, Spain, the United States, US, and the Soviet Union, USSR. The island of Cuba was inhabited by various Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Amerindian cultures ...
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1902 establishments in Cuba
1959 disestablishments in Cuba