Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado [SEP] position held
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado (April 17, 1919 – June 23, 1983) was a Cuban politician who served as the President of Cuba from 1959 until 1976.
Background.
Dorticós was born to a wealthy family in Cienfuegos, Las Villas Province, on April 17, 1919. His father was both a lawyer and a physician, and one of his ancestors was Tomas Terry, a famous Venezuelan-born entrepreneur of paternal Irish descent who amassed one of the largest fortunes in the Western Hemisphere ($
Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba
The Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba is the party's highest decision-making body in between sessions of the Central Committee. The party's First Secretary chairs the body's meetings.
1st Congress: 1975–1980.
- Fidel Castro Ruz
- Raul Castro Ruz
- Juan Almeida Bosque
- Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
- Guillermo García Frías
- Armando Hart Davalos
- Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
- Sergio del Valle Jimenez
- Blas Roca Calderío