Liberalism in Cuba

This article gives an overview of liberalism in Cuba. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.

Introduction

From the founding of the Republic in 1902 to the Cuban Revolution of 1933, the Cuban Liberal Party held the presidency on numerous occasions.

Since the triumph of the Cuban Revolution of 1959, there have been three liberal parties in existence. Those parties are: the Liberal Democratic Party ("Partido Liberal Democratico", observer LI), the Democratic Solidarity Party ("Partido Solidaridad Democratica", observer LI) and the Cuban Liberal Movement ("Movimiento Liberal Cubano") illegal. In exile the Cuban Liberal Union ("Unión Liberal Cubana", member LI) is active.

The timeline

Cuban Revolutionary Party

*1892: Left-wing liberals formed the Cuban Revolutionary Party ("Partido Revolucionario Cubano")
*1902: The PRC disappeared

Liberal leaders

*José Martí, founder of the PRC and leading Cuban intellectual
*Martín Morúa Delgado, Afro-Cuban and President of the Cuban Senate
*José Miguel Gómez, the first member of the Liberal Party elected to the presidency of Cuba
*Gerardo Machado, a president of Cuba elected under the Liberal Party
*Orestes Ferrara, a professor at the University of Havana, Cuban Secretary of State and delegate to the Constitutional Convention

References

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ee also

* History of Cuba
* Politics of Cuba
* List of political parties in Cuba