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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Fidel Castro
- Preceded by
- Manuel Urrutia
- Succeeded by
- Fidel Castro
- President
- Fidel Castro
- Born
- ( 1919-04-17 ) 17 April 1919, Cienfuegos , Republic of Cuba
- Died
- 23 June 1983 (1983-06-23) (aged 64), Havana , Cuba
- Cause of death
- Suicide by gunshot
- Party
- Popular Socialist Party (1941–1961) , 26th of July Movement (1953–1965) , Communist Party of Cuba (1965–1983)
- Spouse
- María de la Caridad Molina
- Alma mater
- University of Havana
- Profession
- Lawyer
- Nickname
- Cucharita (Teaspoon)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Osvaldo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cuba
- Place of birth
- Cienfuegos
- Place of death
- Havana
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- President of Cuba
- Educated at
- University of Havana
- Political party
- Popular Socialist Party
- Image
- Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado mar65.jpg
- Work location
- Havana
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- Commons category
- Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
- date of birth
- 1919-04-17
- date of death
- 1983-06-23
- manner of death
- Suicide
- name in native language
- Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- place of burial
- Cienfuegos
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Encyclopedic overview
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado ( Spanish: [osˈβaldo ðoɾtiˈkos toˈraðo]; 17 April 1919 – 23 June 1983) was a Cuban politician who served as the president of Cuba from 1959 to 1976. He was a close ally of Cuban revolutionary and longtime leader Fidel Castro.
Background
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Osvaldo Dorticós” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.