Prime Minister of Cuba
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Prime Minister of Cuba is a term given to the President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba. Fidel Castro assumed the position of Prime Minister in 1959[link] replacing José Miró Cardona, and has been concurrently both Prime Minister and President of Cuba since 1976. The Prime Minister of Cuba is also referred to as the Premier.
The role of the Prime Minister was first assigned in 1940 in accordance with the amended Constitution of Cuba. The first Prime Minister of Cuba was Carlos Saladrigas. Between 1940 and 1959 Cuba saw fifteen changes to the position, Félix Lancís Sánchez was Prime Minister twice (1944-1945 and 1950-1951) whilst Fulgencio Batista held the role concurrently alongside that of President of Cuba for one month (April 1952) following a military coup.
See also
List of Prime Ministers of Cuba
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