Carlos Mendieta [SEP] country of citizenship
Carlos Mendieta
Carlos Mendieta y Montefur (4 November 1873 – 27 September 1960) was a Cuban politician and Provisional President of Cuba.
A chief opponent of Gerardo Machado, Mendieta was installed as provisional President of Cuba in 1934 by a coup led by Fulgencio Batista. During his presidency, women gained the right to vote and the Platt Amendment was rescinded. Mendieta resigned in 1935 after unrest continued.
He was married to Carmela Ledon (? - 20 July 1942) and they had one child, Carmen Mendieta-
Mariana Mendieta
Mariana de Jesús Mendieta (b. 10 April 1956) is an Ecuadorian politician. She was the first woman to hold the mayoralty of Durán.
Biography.
Mariana Mendieta was born in Chone, Ecuador on 10 April 1956. She entered politics when she joined Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party in support of and Carlos Luis Plaza Aray. After the deaths of both men, she left the Radical Liberals and joined the Social Christian Party. In 1998, she was elected to the City Council of Durán. During her