Carlos Mendieta

President of Cuba

4 November 1873 San Antonio de las Vueltas, Las Villas, Spanish Cuba

27 September 1960(1960-09-27) (86) Havana, Cuba

18 January 1934 – 11 December 1935

Cuban politician 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 Batista. During his presidency, women gained the right to vote and the Platt Amendment was rescinded. Mendieta resigned in 1935 after unrest continued. He was married to Carmela Ledon (? - 20 July 1942) and they had one child, Carmen Mendieta-Ledon, who married Calixto Garcia Velez.