Gerardo Machado

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Gerardo Machado was a Cuban general and politician who served as President of Cuba from 1925 to 1933, becoming known for his initially reformist agenda that evolved into an increasingly authoritarian regime.

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instanceOf President of Cuba
human
military officer
politician
cameToPowerThrough presidential election
causeOfDeath natural causes
conflict Cuban War of Independence
countryOfCitizenship Cuba
dateOfBirth 1871-09-28
dateOfDeath 1939-03-29
education primary education in Cuba
endTime 1933-08-12
era early 20th-century Cuban politics
ethnicGroup Cuban
exiledTo Bahamas
Spain
United States
familyName Machado
givenName Gerardo
governmentTypeDuringRule authoritarian regime
headOfGovernment Cuba
initialPolicyOrientation reformist agenda
languageSpoken Spanish
laterPolicyOrientation increasingly repressive policies
militaryRank general
movement Machadato (Machado regime)
name Gerardo Machado
notableFor authoritarian rule in late 1920s and early 1930s
extension of presidential term
infrastructure modernization in Cuba
repression of political opposition
occupation businessman
politician
soldier
officeContested President of Cuba
participatedIn Cuban War of Independence
placeOfBirth Camajuaní, Las Villas, Cuba
placeOfDeath Miami, Florida, United States
linked to: Miami, Florida
politicalIdeology authoritarianism
populism
positionHeld Minister of the Interior of Cuba
President of Cuba
Senator of Cuba
precededBy Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
religion Roman Catholicism
replacedBy Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada
residence Havana, Cuba
sexOrGender male
spouse Elvira Machado
startTime 1925-05-20

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