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Tomás Estrada Palma
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Cuban politician (1835–1908); President of Cuba (1902–1906)
Key facts
- Vice president
- Luis Estévez Romero and Domingo Méndez Capote
- Preceded by
- Office established
- Succeeded by
- José Miguel Gómez
- Born
- Tomás Estrada Palma , c. ( 1835-07-09 ) July 9, 1835 , Bayamo , Spanish Cuba
- Died
- November 4, 1908 (1908-11-04) (aged 73), Santiago de Cuba , Cuba
- Party
- Cuban Revolutionary Party (1892–1898), Moderate Party (1905-?)
- Spouse
- Genoveva Guardiola Arbizú
- Children
- Jose M. Estrada-Palma Guardiola
- Occupation
- Politician, educator
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tomás
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spanish Empire
- Place of birth
- Bayamo
- Place of death
- Santiago de Cuba
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- President of Cuba
- Political party
- Partido Auténtico
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Portrait of Tomás Estrada Palma.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1835-07-09
- date of death
- 1908-11-04
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- Tomás Estrada Palma
- name in native language
- Tomás Estrada Palma
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Encyclopedic overview
Tomás Estrada Palma ( Spanish: [toˈmas esˈtɾaða ˈpalma]; c. July 9, 1835 – November 4, 1908) was a Cuban politician, the president of the Republic of Cuba in Arms during the Ten Years' War, and the first President of Cuba, between May 20, 1902, and September 28, 1906. His collateral career as a New York City area educator and writer enabled Estrada Palma to create pro-Cuban literature aimed at gaining sympathy, assistance and publicity. He was eventually successful in garnering the attention of influential Americans. He was an early and persistent voice calling for the United States to intervene in Cuba on humanitarian grounds. During his presidency his major accomplishments included improving Cuba's infrastructure, communication, and public health.
Personal and early life
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