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Carlos Manuel Piedra

1895 - 1988

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Carlos Manuel Piedra y Piedra (or Carlos Modesto Piedra y Piedra) (1895–1988) was a Cuban politician who served as the Interim President of Cuba for nearly a day (January 1, 1959) during the transition of power between Fulgencio Batista and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution. Piedra was appointed interim president by a junta led by Major General Eulogio Cantillo in accordance with the 1940 Cuban Constitution. Piedra had previously been the eldest judge of the Supreme Court. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlos Manuel Piedra has received more than 65,045 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Carlos Manuel Piedra is the 16,118th most popular politician (down from 15,600th in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 135th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Cuban Politician.

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  • 17

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  • 4.10

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  • 2.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carlos Manuel Piedra ranks 16,118 out of 19,576. Before him are Wopke Hoekstra, Emiliano González Navero, Carlos Eugenio Restrepo, Andrés Héctor Carvallo, Hiram Johnson, and Philippa of Armenia. After him are Stojan Župljanin, Ardabur, James M. Cox, Alfredo Copello, Erra-imitti, and Kristina Šmigun-Vähi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Carlos Manuel Piedra ranks 273. Before him are Alberta Hunter, Mikuláš Galanda, Fredric Wertham, Evelyn Brent, Albert White, and Väinö Ikonen. After him are Xiang Jingyu, A. Edward Sutherland, Cecil McMaster, Ken Maynard, Evripidis Bakirtzis, and Valentin Loos. Among people deceased in 1988, Carlos Manuel Piedra ranks 236. Before him are Ove Arup, Näcip Cihanov, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Christopher Connelly, Greta Nissen, and Henry Johansen. After him are Freddie Wolff, John M. Allegro, Lois Wilson, Irene Manton, Thomas Cooray, and Nora Astorga.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Carlos Manuel Piedra ranks 136 out of 300. Before him are Jon Secada (1961), Ana Fidelia Quirot (1963), José Antonio Rodríguez (1915), Cachao (1918), Jorge Romo (1923), and Armando Peraza (1924). After him are Daína Chaviano (1957), Manuel Chorens (1916), Zoé Valdés (1959), Oscar Nunez (1958), Regla Torres (1975), and Alejandro Mayorkas (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cuba

Among politicians born in Cuba, Carlos Manuel Piedra ranks 40. Before him are Carlos Prío Socarrás (1903), Mireya Luis (1967), Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso (1861), Miguel Mariano Gómez (1889), Carlos Mendieta (1873), and Carlos Hevia (1900). After him are Alejandro Mayorkas (1959), Guillermo Fariñas (1962), Carlos Gutierrez (1953), John H. Sununu (1939), Mel Martínez (1946), and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (1952).

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