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Antonio de Varona

Manuel Antonio de Varona
Manuel Antonio de Varona Loredo.jpg
Born November 25, 1908
Cuba
Died October 29, 1992 (1992-10-30) (aged 83)
Miami, Florida USA

Manuel Antonio de Varona y Loredo (November 25, 1908 in Camagüey, Cuba – October 29, 1992 in Miami, Florida, United States) was a Cuban lawyer and politician.

Varona is 7th Prime Minister of Cuba in 1948-1950, and served as president of the Cuban Senate. In 1960 Varona went into exile after denouncing Castro's communist regime. He was a member of the exile coalition Cuban Revolutionary Council (1961-1964).

He had three children: Carlos de Varona Segura who participated in the April 17th Bay of Pigs Invasion, Emelina Ivette, and Ivonne de Varona Ruisanchez.

He wrote El drama de Cuba ante América (1960, Mexico City, Centro de Información Democrática de América).

He is buried at Flagler Memorial Park in Miami, Florida.



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