The Democratic Socialist Coalition ( es, Coalición Socialista Democrática, CSD) was a

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, led by

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. The party was founded in 1939, and served for the 1940 general elections, won by Batista. The founding parties and members were four: the

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(

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), the Nationalist Union Party (

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), the Communist Revolutionary Union ( communist), and the Democratic National Association (

). The Coalition won 36 of 162

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, against the 45 of Opposition Front. In the 1944 election, the coalition supported the presidential candidacy of

Carlos Saladrigas Zayas Carlos Saladrigas Zayas (''Carlos Eduardo Ramón Saladrigas y Zayas''; October 13, 1900 – 15 April 1956) was a Cuban politician and diplomat. Career He was an abogado-notario who served as Senator (1936-1940), Minister of Justice (1934), ...

as President and Ramón Zaydín as Vice President. However, the election was won by Ramón Grau San Martín. In the 1954 elections, the CSD ran as the National Progressive Coalition.

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