Miguel Mariano Gómez

Miguel Mariano Gómez
7th President of Cuba
In office
May 20, 1936  December 24, 1936
Vice PresidentFederico Laredo Brú
Preceded byJosé A. Barnet
(Interim)
Succeeded byFederico Laredo Brú
Personal details
Born(1889-10-06)October 6, 1889
Sancti Spíritus, Spanish Cuba
DiedOctober 26, 1950(1950-10-26) (aged 61)
Havana, Cuba
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseSerafina Diago
ChildrenSerafina, Graziella and Margarita Gomez y Diago

Miguel Mariano Gómez y Arias (Spanish: [miˈɣel maˈɾjano ˈgomes i ˈarjas]; 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.