Carlos Manuel Piedra y Piedra (or Carlos Modesto Piedra y Piedra) (1895–1988) was a

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who served as the Interim President of Cuba for a single day (January 2–3, 1959) during the transition of power between Fulgencio Batista and revolutionary leader

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in the Cuban Revolution. Piedra was appointed interim president by a

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led by Eulogio Cantillo in accordance with the 1940

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. Piedra had previously been the eldest judge of the

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. The appointment of Piedra, the last president to be born under Spanish Cuba, was met with opposition from Castro, who believed that

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should be appointed. He was married to María Luisa Martínez Díaz and had two daughters, Isis and Flavia Piedra Martínez.

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1895 births 1988 deaths People from Havana Cuban people of Spanish descent Piedra, Carlos Manuel Cuban judges People of the Cuban Revolution 1950s in Cuba 1959 in Cuba 20th-century Cuban politicians {{Cuba-law-bio-stub