Cuban presidential election, 1958
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Fulgencio Batista
Progressive Action Party
Andrés Rivero Agüero (elected)
Manuel Urrutia Lleó (appointed)
Independent
General elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1958. Due to Fidel Castro's threat to jail and execute any candidate who participated in the election, Batista-supported Andrés Rivero Agüero was the sole candidate. However, he was unable to take office due to the Cuban Revolution.
The three major presidential candidates were: Carlos Márquez-Sterling for the Partido del Pueblo Libre; Ramón Grau San Martín for his faction of the Partido Revolucionario Cubano, Auténtico; and Andrés Rivero Agüero for a coalition of government parties. There was also a minor party candidate on the ballot, Alberto Salas Amaro for the Union Cubana party. Turn out was estimated at about 50% of eligible voters.
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