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Partido Autonomista (Cuba)
The Liberal Party of Cuba (), was one of the major political parties in Cuba from 1910 until the Cuban Revolution in the late 1950s, when it was exiled. History Liberal governments Founded as the Autonomist Liberal Party (, PLA), in 1878 and renamed in 1898, the party first contested elections in 1910, when it won 23 of the 41 seats in 1914 Cuban parliamentary election, mid-term elections. They lost the 1912 Cuban general election, 1912 elections to the Conjunción Patriótica alliance, and went on to finish second in elections in 1914 Cuban parliamentary election, 1914, 1916 Cuban general election, 1916 (in which they won the same number of seats in the House of Representatives as the National Conservative Party (Cuba), National Conservative Party, but won fewer seats in the Senate) and 1918 Cuban parliamentary election, 1918.Nohlen, pp209-217 In the 1920 Cuban general election, 1920 elections, the Liberal Party's Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso won the presidential election, although th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Miguel Gómez
José Miguel Gómez y Gómez (; 6 July 1858 – 13 June 1921) was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the rebel forces in the Cuban War of Independence. He later served as President of Cuba from 1909 to 1913. Early career At the Constitutional Convention, Gómez was one of those who voted in favor of adopting the Platt Amendment. Born in Sancti Spíritus, in the former Las Villas Province, Gómez went on to govern Santa Clara and became quite popular in Cuba. In 1905, Gómez planned to run for the presidency with Alfredo Zayas on behalf of the Liberals. Violence prevented the Liberals from winning much in the election so Gómez dropped out of the running. Gómez and Zayas began to split the Liberal party. A strong showing by the Conservatives against the divided Liberals convinced them to rejoin. Term in office Gómez and Zayas won the 1908 election as the candidates for the Liberal Party. He was very well liked among the people and Góme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Cuban General Election
General elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1920.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p203 Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso won the presidential election, whilst the National League (an alliance of the National Conservative Party and the Cuban Popular Party) emerged as the largest faction in the House of Representatives, winning 31 of the 59 seats. The Liberal Party accused Zayas and the Conservative Party of election fraud. The U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, Enoch Crowder, substantiated that fraud had occurred. As a consequence, new elections were held in four provinces. Zayas was inaugurated on May 20, 1921. Results President The figures do not include the results for Havana Province due to fraud and subsequent re-runs.Nohlen, p215 Senate House of Representatives References {{Cuban elections Cuba General Presidential elections in Cuba Parliamentary elections in Cuba Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Cuban General Election
General elections were held in Cuba on 14 July 1940.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p203 Fulgencio Batista won the presidential election running under the People's Socialist Coalition banner. Although the Partido Auténtico emerged as the largest single party in the House of Representatives, Bastista's electoral alliance, the Democratic Socialist Coalition, won a majority of seats. Voter turnout was 73%.Nohlen, p204 Results President Senate House of Representatives References {{Cuban elections Cuba General Presidential elections in Cuba Parliamentary elections in Cuba Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ... Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Cuban Parliamentary Election
Mid-term parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 5 March 1938 in order to fill half the seats in the Senate and House of Representatives.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p203 The Liberal Party was the biggest winner, taking 25 of the 83 seats in the House. Voter turnout was 44.2%.Nohlen, p204 Results House of Representatives References {{Cuban elections Cuba Parliamentary elections in Cuba Parliamentary Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ... Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Mariano Gómez
Miguel Mariano Gómez y Arias (; October 6, 1889 – October 26, 1950) was a Cuban politician who served as the seventh President of Cuba for just over eight months in 1936. Compared to other administrations, there was general peace and tranquillity in Cuba during Gómez's brief presidency. It is claimed that he was a talented orator and writer, and the opposite of the typical "man on a horseback" attributed to previous Cuban Presidents with military backgrounds. Early life Gómez was born in Sancti Spíritus, the son of Cuba's second president, José Miguel Gómez and philanthropist América Arias. He attended various schools in Cuba (including a Jesuit school in Cienfuegos) and the United States and graduated as a lawyer from University in Cuba. During his youth he attended the coronation of King George V of the United Kingdom in 1911 as a Special Attaché to the Cuban Legation in London. He married Serafina Diago y Cardenas and they had three daughters, Serafina, Graziell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Action (Cuba)
Republican Action () was a short-lived Peruvian conservative parliamentary caucus. Led by former Peruvians for Change congressman Pedro Olaechea, the caucus was mainly composed of former members of Popular Force. History On December 19, 2018, President of Congress Daniel Salaverry recognized the formation of new parliamentary caucuses, starting by two groups made up of dissident and non-grouped congressmen: the Liberal Bench and Cambio 21 under the protection of the Constitutional Court of Peru, which defined that "parliamentarians renouncing their political groupings for duly substantiated differences of conscience may form new benches, move on to other parliamentary groups, or form mixed caucus,” leaving without effect an already declared unconstitutional bill which did not allow the creation or formation of new benches by dissident or non-grouped congressmen. Following the recognition to form new caucuses, Pedro Olaechea announced the formation of ''Republican Action''. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nationalist Union
Nationalism is an idea or movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation, Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: Theory, Ideology, History''. Polity, 2010. pp. 9, 25–30; especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining its sovereignty (self-governance) over its perceived homeland to create a nation-state. It holds that each nation should govern itself, free from outside interference (self-determination), that a nation is a natural and ideal basis for a polity, and that the nation is the only rightful source of political power. It further aims to build and maintain a single national identity, based on a combination of shared social characteristics such as culture, ethnicity, geographic location, language, politics (or the government), religion, traditions and belief in a shared singular history, and to promote national unity or solidarity. There are variou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Cuban General Election
General elections were held in Cuba on 10 January 1936.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p197 Miguel Mariano Gómez of the Tripartite Coalition (an alliance of the Liberal Party, the Nationalist Union and Republican Action) won the presidential election, whilst the Coalition also emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives. The elections were the first in which women could vote,Elections and Events 1935-1951 The Library, UC San Diego and voter turnout was 67.1%. Results President Senate House of Representatives Seven women were elected to the House of Representatives ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Cuban Parliamentary Election
Mid-term parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1932 in order to fill half the seats in the House of Representatives.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p203 The Liberal Party was the biggest winner, taking 35 of the 69 seats. Results References {{Cuban elections Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ... Parliamentary elections in Cuba 1932 in Cuba November 1932 in North America Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Cuban Parliamentary Election
Mid-term parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1930 in order to fill half the seats in the House of Representatives,Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p203 as well as 24 seats in the Senate. The Liberal Party was the biggest winner, taking 28 of the 59 seats in the House and 18 of the 24 seats in the Senate. Results Senate House of Representatives References {{Cuban elections Cuba Parliamentary elections in Cuba Parliamentary Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ... Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Cuban Constitutional Assembly Election
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Cuba on 5 March 1928.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p204 The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 29 of the 55 seats.Nohlen, p208 Results References {{Cuban elections Cuba Elections in Cuba Constitutional Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ... Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Constituent Assembly elections in North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban Popular Party
The Cuban Popular Party was a political party in Cuba which participated between 1920 and 1938 in political elections. In the 1932 Cuban parliamentary election they won 6 of 69 seats up for election in the House of Representatives. References Defunct political parties in Cuba {{Cuba-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
