José Miró Cardona

José Miró Cardona
Miró in 1962
14th Prime Minister of Cuba
In office
5 January 1959  13 February 1959
PresidentManuel Urrutia Lleó
Preceded byGonzalo Güell
Succeeded byFidel Castro
Personal details
Born(1902-08-22)22 August 1902
Havana, Cuba
Died10 August 1974(1974-08-10) (aged 71)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Political partyIndependent

José Miró Cardona (22 August 1902 – 10 August 1974) was a Cuban politician. He served as Prime Minister for a period of some six weeks in early 1959, following his appointment by President Manuel Urrutia on 5 January 1959. On 13 February 1959, Miró unexpectedly resigned and was replaced by Fidel Castro.