Presidents of Cuba, 1902-present Tomás Estrada Palma: 20 May 1902 - 28 September 1906 American Governors William Howard Taft: 29 September - 13 October 1906 Charles Magoon: 13 October 1906 - 28 January 1909 José Miguel Gómez: 28 January 1909 - 20 May 1913 Mario García Menocal: 20 May 1913 - 20 May 1921 Alfredo Zayas: 20 May 1921 - 20 May 1925 Gerard Machado: 20 May 1925 - 24 August 1933 Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (provisional): 13 August - 5 September 1933 Ramón Grau San Martín: 10 September 1933 - 15 January 1934 Carlos Hevia (provisional): 15 - 18 January 1934 Carlos Mendieta (provisional): 18 January 1934 - 11 December 1935 José Agripino Barnet (provisional): 11 December 1935 - 20 May 1936 Miguel Mariano Gómez: 20 May - 24 December 1936 Federico Laredo Brú: 24 December 1936 - 10 October 1940 Fulgencio Batista: 10 October 1940 - 10 October 1944 Ramón Grau San Martín: 10 October 1944 - 10 October 1948 Carlos Prío Socarrás: 10 October 1948 - 10 March 1952 Fulgencio Batista: 10 March 1952 - 1 January 1959 Anselmo Alliegro (acting): 1 - 2 January 1959 Carlos Manuel Piedra (interim): 2 January 1959 Manuel Urrutia Lleó: 3 January - 17 July 1959 Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado: 18 July 1959 - 2 December 1976 Fidel Castro: 3 December 1976 -
