Miguel Mariano Gómez

President of Cuba

October 6, 1889 Sancti Spíritus, Spanish Cuba

October 26, 1950(1950-10-26) (61) Havana, Cuba

May 20, 1936 – December 24, 1936

This article is about the Cuban politician. For other people named Miguel Gómez, see Miguel Gómez (disambiguation). Miguel Mariano Gómez y Arias (October 6, 1889 – October 26, 1950) was a Cuban politician who served as the seventh President of Cuba for just over eight months in 1936. Compared to other administrations, there was general peace and tranquillity in Cuba during Gómez's brief presidency. It is claimed that he was a talented orator and writer, and the opposite of the typical "man on a horseback" attributed to previous Cuban Presidents with military backgrounds.