Cuban presidential election, 1958

Cuban general election, 1958

1 November 1958



Nominee	Andrés Rivero Agüero
Party	Progressive Action
Percentage	100%

President before election

Fulgencio Batista
Progressive Action Party

Elected President

Andrés Rivero Agüero (elected)
Manuel Urrutia Lleó (appointed)
Independent

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General elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1958.^[1] 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.^[2] However, he was unable to take office due to the Cuban Revolution.^[2]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Andrés Rivero Agüero			100
Invalid/blank votes			-
Total			100
Source: Nohlen

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p203 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
1 2 Nohlen, p217

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