The Congress of Cuba () was the
legislature of
Cuba from 1902 until the
Cuban revolution of 1959.
The Congress consisted of the 150-member Chamber of Representatives (''Cámara de Representantes'') and the 54-member Senate (''Cámara del Senado'').
The first Cuban Congress met for the first time on May 5, 1902. Generally, Congress held at least two sessions during a given year. Meetings were interrupted by the
Second Occupation of Cuba after the session of September 28, 1906. Following the re-establishment of Cuban based government in 1909 it met without interruption from January 13, 1909 until April 1933, a few months before President
Gerardo Machado
Gerardo Machado y Morales (28 September 1869 – 29 March 1939) was a general of the Cuban War of Independence and President of Cuba from 1925 to 1933.
Machado entered the presidency with widespread popularity and support from the major polit ...
was overthrown. During the Presidency of
Ramon Grau the country's legislative apparatus was largely undertaken by Grau's administration under the auspices of the student revolutionary junta. Commencing with the provisional presidency of
Carlos Mendieta
Carlos Mendieta y Montefur (4 November 1873 – 27 September 1960) was a Cuban politician and interim President of Cuba.
A chief opponent of Gerardo Machado, Mendieta was installed as interim President of Cuba in 1934 by a coup led by Fulgencio ...
a ''Consejo de estado'' (Council of State) undertook advisory legislative functions. The Council of State was abolished in April, 1936 when the Cuban Congress finally resumed its session after 3 years of inactivity.
Presidents of the Senate 1902-1958
Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives 1902-1958
See also
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National Assembly of People's Power - Unicameral legislature since 1976
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History of Cuba
References
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History of Cuba
Defunct bicameral legislatures
Politics of Cuba
1902 establishments in Cuba
1959 disestablishments in Cuba