Cuba 
 

to 1 Jan 1899    10 Oct 1868 - 1878 Céspedes Rebellion Flag   1878 - c.1898 Unofficial Autonomist Flag   1 Jan 1899 - 20 May 1902 10 Apr 1869 - 1 Jan 1899; Re-adopted 20 May 1902 Map of Cuba Hear National Anthem "La Bayamesa" (The Bayamo Song) Text of National Anthem Adopted 1940  (in use from 1868) Constitution (10 Apr 2019) ------------------------- Former Constitutions  (20 Apr 1902 - 10 Oct 1940; 10 Oct 1940 - 7 Feb 1959 (suspended 10 Mar 1952 - 24 Feb 1955); 24 Feb 1976 - 10 Apr 2019) Capital: Havana (Habana) (Baracoa 1511-1514; Santiago de Cuba 1514-1589) Currency: Cuban Peso (CUP); and Convertible Cuban Peso (CUC) 1994-1 Jan 2021; US Dollar (USD) 1899-1959 National Holiday: 1 Jan (1959) Día de la Liberación (Liberation Day) Population: 11,116,396 (2018) GDP: $137 billion (2017)  Exports: $2.63 billion (2017) Imports: $11.06 billion (2017)  Ethnic groups: white 64.1%, mulatto or mixed 26.6%, black 9.3% (2012) Total Active Armed Forces: 49,000 (2010) Merchant marine: 43 ships (2017) Religions: Roman Catholic 50.5%, Protestant 4.2%, Pentecostal 1.8%, other Christian 2.5%, Christian Syncretic 17.2%, Neoreligionist 1.6%, other 0.6%, non-religious and atheist 21.6% (2015) note: State is officially atheist  International Organizations/Treaties: ACP, ACS, ALBA, ANT, AOSIS, BCIE (nonregional), BRICS (partner), BTWC, CCM, CELAC, CTBT, CWC, EAEU (observer), ENMOD, ESCR (signatory), FAO, G-77, IAEA, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, IIB, ILO, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, Intersputnik, IOC, IOM, IPU, IRENA, ISA, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, LAP, LU, NAM, NPT, OAS (signatory), OPANAL, OPCW, OST, PCA, Petrocaribe, PIF (partner), SEGIB, UN, UNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNFCC-KP, UNFCC-PA, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Cuba Index Chronology 27 Oct 1492                Discovered by Cristóbal Colón and claimed for Spain,                              first named Juana de Cuba, then 1515 Fernandina,                              and finally Cuba. Aug 1511                   Spanish colony (Cuba). 1511 - 1777                Subordinated to Santo Domingo. 16 Nov 1519                San Cristóbal de la Habana founded. 13 Aug 1762 -  8 Jul 1763  British occupation (Habana named Havannah). 31 Oct 1764                Intendencia de La Habana established. 1777                       Cuba a separate captaincy-general (including                              colonies of Louisiana [to 1801] and the Floridas                              [to 1821]). 19 Mar 1812 -  4 May 1814  Cuba a diputación provincial of Spain. 19 Mar 1820 -  1 Oct 1823  Cuba a diputación provincial of Spain. 14 Aug 1836 - 16 Jun 1837  Cuba a diputación provincial of Spain. 10 Oct 1868 - 28 May 1878  Ten Years' War ("Grito de Yara" first Cuban war                              of independence). 10 Oct 1868                Independence declared as Republic of Cuba, in                               insurrection against colonial power Spain (this                              insurrection is referred to retrospectively                               as República de Cuba en armas).  7 Oct 1886                Slavery abolished in Cuba by Spanish royal decree. 24 Feb 1895 -  1 Jan 1899  (Second) Cuban war of independence.  1 Jan 1898                Autonomy granted by Spain. 15 Feb 1898                U.S. battleship USS Maine explodes in Havana harbor,                              killing 260 crew. 17 Jun 1898                U.S. invasion begins at Siboney and Daiquirí. 10 Dec 1898                Spain and the U.S. sign the Treaty of Paris, ceding                              Cuba to the U.S.  1 Jan 1899                Spain cedes colonial authority to U.S. (de jure                               from 11 Apr 1899).  1 Jan 1899 - 20 May 1902  United States Military Government in Cuba                              (Gobierno militar estadounidense en Cuba).  4 Apr 1899                The Assembly of delegates of the Cuban Army met for                              the last time and dissolved itself. 20 May 1902                Republic of Cuba (República de Cuba), independence                              from U.S. 20 May 1902 - 29 May 1934  U.S. protectorate 29 Sep 1906 - 28 Jan 1909  U.S. occupation (Provisional Government of Cuba,                              troops depart 31 Mar 1909). 28 May 1912 -  2 Aug 1912  U.S. forces deployed in Oriente province and Havana. 19 Feb 1917 -  6 Jan 1922  U.S. forces deployed in Camaguey province. 23 Mar 1925                Cuban sovereignty over the Isla de Pinos (Isle of                              Pines) is confirmed by the U.S.  1 May 1961                Cuba declared a socialist republic. 24 Oct 1962 - 20 Nov 1962  Under U.S. air and naval blockade during the Cuban                              Missile Crisis. Isla de Pinos (1899-1925) Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

First Secretary of the Integrated Revolutionary Organizations
Jul 1961 - 26 Mar 1962     Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz         (b. 1926 - d. 2016)
First Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba
(26 Mar 1962 - 3 Oct 1965, United Party for the Cuban Socialist Revolution)
26 Mar 1962 - 19 Apr 2011  Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz         (s.a.)
31 Jul 2006 - 19 Apr 2021  Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz            (b. 1931)
                             (acting for Fidel Castro to 19 Apr 2011)
19 Apr 2021 -              Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez   (b. 1960)

Commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Army (de facto ruler)
 5 Sep 1933 -  6 Dec 1939  Rubén Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (b. 1901 - d. 1973)  Mil

Lieutenant governors
Nov 1511 - Sep 1524        Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar         (b. 1465 - d. 1524)
Sep 1524 - 14 Mar 1525     Manuel de Rojas y Córdova          (b. c.1494 – d. c.1561)
                             (1st time) (acting)
14 Mar 1525 - 27 Apr 1526  Juan de Altamirano                 (b. c.1495 - d. 15..)
27 Apr 1526 -  6 Nov 1531  Gonzalo de Guzmán (1st time)       (d. 1529)
 7 Nov 1531 -  1 Mar 1532  Juan de Vadillo (acting)           (b. c.1495 - d. 15..)
 1 Mar 1532 -  1 Feb 1534  Manuel de Rojas y Córdova          (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) (acting) 
Feb 1534 - 20 Mar 1537     Gonzalo de Guzmán (2nd time)       (s.a.)
Governors
20 Mar 1537 - 12 May 1539  Hernando de Soto                   (b. 1496 - d. 1542)
17 May 1539 - 1544         Isabel (Inés) de Bobadilla (f)     (b. c.1505 - d. 1546)
                           + Juan de Rojas 
                           (acting)
 2 Feb 1544 -  4 Jun 1546  Juanes de Ávila (Dávila)           (b. 1514 - d. 15..)
 5 Jun 1546 - Nov 1549     Antonio de Chávez                  (b. c.1516 - d. 15..)
 4 Nov 1549 -  8 Mar 1556  Gonzalo Pérez de Angulo            (b. c.1519 - d. 15..)
 8 Mar 1556 - 12 Sep 1565  Diego de Mazariegos                (d. 1576)
12 Sep 1565 - 24 Jul 1568  Francisco García Osorio de Sandoval(b. c.1535 - d. 15..)
24 Jul 1568 - 16 Sep 1574  Pedro Menéndez de Avilés           (b. 1519 - d. 1574)
24 Jul 1568 - 21 Apr 1571  Francisco de Zayas
                             (acting for Avilés)
14 Jul 1571 - 29 Oct 1574  Sancho Pardo Donlebún (Osorio)     (b. c.1537 - d. 1606)
                             (acting for Avilés)
29 Oct 1574 -  2 Jun 1577  Gabriel de Montalvo                (b. 1529 - d. 1592)
 2 Jun 1577 - 27 Apr 1579  Francisco de Carreño               (b. 1528 - d. 1579)
27 Apr 1579 - Jan 1580     Alcaldes (acting)
Jan 1580 - May 1581        Gaspar de Torres
Governors and Captains-general
May 1581 - 1583            Gabriel de Luján (Luxán) (1st time)(b. 1530 – d. c.1600)
1583 - 21 Apr 1586         García Hernández de Torquemada
                           + Diego Fernández Quiñones
                           (acting)
1586 - 31 Mar 1589         Gabriel de Luján (Luxán) (2nd time)(s.a.)
31 Mar 1589 - Jul 1594     Juan de Tejeda (Texada)            (d. 1610)
Jul 1594 - 19 Jun 1602     Juan Maldonado Barnuevo            (b. c.1579 - d. 16..)
20 Jun 1602 - 16 Jun 1608  Pedro de Valdés y Menéndez de      (b. 1544 - d. 1615)
                             Lavandera
18 Jun 1608 -  7 Sep 1616  Gaspar Ruíz de Pereda (Peralta)    (d. 1617)
 7 Sep 1616 -  6 Jun 1619  Sancho de Alquiza Gamboa           (b. 1567 - d. 1619)
 6 Jul 1619 - 14 Aug 1620  Diego Vallejo
                           + Jerónimo de Quero                (d. 1635)
                           (acting)
14 Aug 1620 - 16 Apr 1624  Francisco de Venegas               (d. 1624)
16 Apr 1624 -  6 Jun 1625  Juan Esquivel de Saavedra          (b. c.1594 - d. 16..)
                           + Damián Velázquez de Contreras y  (d. af.1627)
                             Osorio (to 3 May 1625)(1st time) 
                           + Juan Alonso Abad Riva Martin
                             (from 3 May 1625)
                           (acting)
 6 Jun 1625 - 16 Sep 1626  Damián Velázquez de Contreras y    (s.a.)
                             Osorio (2nd time)(acting)
16 Sep 1626 -  7 Oct 1630  Lorenzo de Cabrera y Corbera       (d. af.1631)
 7 Oct 1630 - 23 Oct 1634  Juan Bitrián de Viamonte           (b. c.1600 - d. 1639)
                             (Beaumonte)
23 Oct 1634 - 15 Sep 1639  Francisco de Riaño y Gambóa        (b. 1587 - d. c.1642)
15 Sep 1639 - 27 Sep 1647  Álvaro de Luna y Sarmiento
27 Sep 1647 - 28 Mar 1653  Diego de Villalba y Toledo,        (b. c.1610 - d. c.1680)
                             marqués de Campo
28 Mar 1653 - 23 Jun 1654  Francisco Xelder (Gelder) y        (d. 1654)
                             Calatayud  
24 Jun 1654 - 28 Jun 1654  Pedro García Montañes (acting)
28 Jun 1654 -  8 Jun 1655  Ambrosio de Sotolongo Salazar      (b. 1606 - d. 16..)
                             (acting)
 8 Jun 1655 - 19 Jun 1656  Juan de Montaño Blázquez           (b. c.1600 - d. 1656)
19 Jun 1656 -  5 Mar 1658  José de Aguirre
                           + Diego Rangel
                           (acting)
 5 Mar 1658 - 12 Sep 1662  Juan de Salamanca y Polanco        (b. 1607 - d. 1667)
1662 - 1663                Pedro de Morales (acting)
15 Jun 1663 - 30 Jul 1664  Rodrigo de Flores y Aldana         (b. 1625 - d. 1675?)
30 Jul 1664 -  6 May 1670  Francisco Dávila Orejón y Gastón   (b. 1617 - d. 1674)
 6 May 1670 - 31 Aug 1680  Francisco Rodríguez de Ledesma     (d. af.1681)
                             y Vayrado
31 Aug 1680 -  2 Jul 1685  José Fernández de Córdoba Ponce    (b. c.1615 - d. 1685)
                             de León
 2 Jul 1685 - 19 Nov 1687  Andrés Munive
                           + Manuel de Marguía y González de  (d. 1693)
                             Mena
                           (acting)
19 Nov 1687 - 30 Oct 1689  Diego Antonio de Viana e Hinojosa  (b. 1632 - d. 1690)
30 Oct 1689 -  2 Oct 1695  Severino de Manzaneda y Salinas    (b. 1644 - d. 1702?)
                             de Zumalabe (Sumalabe)
 2 Oct 1695 - Sep 1702     Diego Córdoba y Lasso de la Vega,  (b. 1629 - d. 1720)
                             marqués del Vado               
20 Sep 1702 -  4 Dec 1704  Pedro Nicolás Benítez de Lugo      (b. 1667 - d. 1705)
 4 Dec 1704 - 13 May 1706  Nicolás Chirino de Vandevale       (b. 16.. - d. 1710)
                             (acting)
13 May 1706 -  8 Jun 1706  Pedro Álvarez de Villamarín        (b. c.1655 - d. 1706)
                             (Villarín)
 8 Jun 1706 - 18 Jan 1708  Luis Chacón y Castellón (1st time) (b. 1670 - d. 1716)
                             (acting)
18 Jan 1708 - 18 Feb 1711  Laureano José de Torres Ayala y    (b. 1649 - d. 1725)
                             Quadros Castellanos, marqués de
                             Casa Torres   
18 Feb 1711 - 26 May 1711  Luis Chacón y Castellón (2nd time) (s.a.)
                             (acting)
26 May 1711 - 23 May 1717  Vicente de Raja                    (b. 16.. - d. af.1717)
23 May 1717 - 23 Jun 1718  Gómez Maraver Ponce de León        (d. af.1720)
                             (interim)
23 Jun 1718 - 29 Sep 1724  Gregorio Guazo y Calderón          (b. 1675 - d. 1726)
                             Fernández de la Vega   
29 Sep 1724 - 18 Mar 1734  Dionisio Martínez de la Vega       (b. 1667 - d. 1741)
18 Mar 1734 - 22 Apr 1746  Juan Francisco de Güemes y         (b. 1681 - d. 1776)
                             Horacitas Gordón de Saenz de
                             Villamolinedo, conde de
                             Revillagigedo
22 Apr 1746 - 21 Jul 1746  Juan Antonio Tineo y Fuertes       (b. 169. - d. 1746)
21 Jul 1746 -  9 Jun 1747  Diego de Peñalosa (acting)         (b. 1690 - d. c.1780)
 9 Jun 1747 - 18 May 1760  Francisco Antonio Cagigal de la    (b. 1691 - d. 1777)
                             Vega, marqués de Cagigal
18 May 1760 -  7 Feb 1761  Pedro Alonso (acting)              (b. 171. - d. 1766)
 7 Feb 1761 - 13 Aug 1762  Juan de Prado Malleza Portocarrero (b. 1716 - d. 1770)
13 Aug 1762 -  1 Jan 1763  George Keppel, Earl of Albemarle   (b. 1724 - d. 1772)
 1 Jan 1763 -  8 Jul 1763  William Keppel, Earl of Albemarle  (b. 1727 - d. 1782)
 8 Jul 1763 - 27 Jun 1765  Ambrosio Funes Villalpando Abarca  (b. 1720 - d. 1780)
                             de Bolea, conde de Ricla
27 Jun 1765 - 24 Jul 1765  Diego Antonio Manrique             (b. 17.. - d. 1765)
24 Jul 1765 - 11 Mar 1766  Pascual Jiménez de Cisneros        (b. 1709 - d. 1784)
                             (acting)
11 Mar 1766 - 14 Aug 1771  Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa  (b. 1717 - d. 1779)
                             Hinostrosa Lasso de la Vega   
14 Aug 1771 - 18 Nov 1771  Diego José Navarro y García de     (b. 1708 - d. 1784)
                             Valladares (1st time) (acting) 
18 Nov 1771 - 12 Jun 1777  Felipe de Fondesviela y Ondeano,   (b. 1725 - d. 1784)
                             marqués de la Torre
12 Jun 1777 - 12 Feb 1782  Diego José Navarro García de       (s.a.) 
                             Valladares (2nd time)
12 Feb 1782 - 29 Dec 1782  Juan Manuel de Cagigal de la Vega  (b. 1738 - d. 1808)
                             y Montserrat
29 Dec 1782 -  1 Feb 1785  Luis de Unzaga y Amezaga           (b. 1721 - d. 1793)
 5 Apr 1785 -  7 Apr 1785  Bernardo Vicente de Gálvez y       (b. 1746 - d. 1786)
                             Galardo, conde Gálvez
 7 Apr 1785 -  1 Dec 1785  Bernardo Troncoso y Martínez del   (b. 1730 - d. 1804)
                             Rincón (interim)
 1 Dec 1785 - 18 Apr 1789  José Manuel Ignacio Timoteo de     (b. 1741 - d. 1823)
                             Ezpeleta Galdeano                
18 Apr 1789 -  8 Jul 1790  Domingo Cabello y Robles           (b. c.1725 - d. 1801)
 8 Jul 1790 -  6 Dec 1796  Luis de las Casas y Arragorri      (b. 1745 - d. 1800)
 6 Dec 1796 - 13 May 1799  Juan Procopio Bassecourt y Bryas,  (b. 1740 - d. 1820)
                             conde de Santa Clara
13 May 1799 - 14 Apr 1812  Salvador de Muro y Salazar,        (b. 1754 - d. 1813) 
                             marqués de Someruleos
14 Apr 1812 -  1 Jul 1816  Juan Ruíz de Apodaca y Eliza       (b. 1754 - d. 1835)
 1 Jul 1816 - 29 Aug 1819  José María González de Cienfuegos  (b. 1763 - d. 1825)
                             y Jovellanos
29 Aug 1819 -  3 Mar 1821  Juan Manuel Cagigal de la Vega y   (b. 1757 - d. 1823) 
                             Martínez Niño
 3 Mar 1821 - 13 Jul 1822  Nicolás Mahy y Martín              (b. 1757 - d. 1822)
13 Jul 1822 -  2 May 1823  Sebastián Kindelán y O'Regan       (b. 1757 - d. 1826)
                             (Oregón)(acting)
 2 May 1823 - 15 May 1832  Francisco Dionisio Vivés y Llanes  (b. 1775 - d. 1840)
15 May 1832 -  1 Jun 1834  Mariano Ricafort Palacín y Abarca  (b. 1776 - d. 1846)
 1 Jun 1834 - 20 Apr 1838  Miguel Tacón y Rosique, marqués    (b. 1775 - d. 1855)
                             de la Unión de Cuba
20 Apr 1838 - 10 Jan 1840  Joaquín de Ezpeleta y Enrile       (b. 1786 - d. 1863)
10 Jan 1840 -  7 Mar 1841  Pedro Alcántara Téllez Girón y     (b. 1776 - d. 1851)
                             Pimentel, principe de Anglona 
 7 Mar 1841 - 13 Sep 1843  Jerónimo Valdés y Sierra, conde    (b. 1784 - d. 1855)
                             de Villaria
13 Sep 1843 - 20 Oct 1843  Francisco Javier de Ulloa y        (b. 1777 - d. 1855) 
                             Ramírez de Laredo (acting)        
20 Oct 1843 - 20 Feb 1848  Leopoldo O'Donnell y Jorris,       (b. 1809 - d. 1867)
                             conde de Lucena 
20 Feb 1848 - 11 Nov 1850  Federico Roncali y Ceruti,         (b. 1801? - d. 1857)
                             conde de Alcoy 
11 Nov 1850 - 16 Apr 1852  José Gutiérrez de la Concha y      (b. 1809 - d. 1895)
                             Irigoyen (1st time)
16 Apr 1852 -  3 Dec 1853  Valentín Cañedo y Miranda          (b. 1806 - d. 1856)
 3 Dec 1853 - 21 Sep 1854  Juan Manuel González de la Pezuela (b. 1809 - d. 1906)
                             y Cabello
21 Sep 1854 - 24 Nov 1859  José Guitérrez de la Concha y      (s.a.) 
                             Irigoyen, marqués de la Habana
                             (2nd time)
24 Nov 1859 - 10 Dec 1862  Francisco Serrano y Domínguez,     (b. 1810 - d. 1885)
                             duque de la Torre 
10 Dec 1862 - 30 May 1866  Domingo Dulce y Garay, marqués     (b. 1808 - d. 1869)
                             de Florit (1st time)
30 May 1866 -  3 Nov 1866  Francisco Alejandro de Lersundi y  (b. 1817 - d. 1874)
                             Ormaechea Olabe y Bustinzuria
                             (1st time)
 3 Nov 1866 - 24 Sep 1867  Joaquín del Manzano y Manzano      (b. 1805 - d. 1867)
24 Sep 1867 - 21 Dec 1867  Blas Villate y de la Hera          (b. 1824 - d. 1882)
                             (1st time)(acting)
21 Dec 1867 -  4 Jan 1869  Francisco Alejandro de Lersundi y  (s.a.)
                             Ormaechea Olabe y Bustinzuria
                             (2nd time)
 4 Jan 1869 -  2 Jun 1869  Domingo Dulce y Garay, marqués     (s.a.)
                             de Florit (2nd time)
 2 Jun 1869 - 28 Jun 1869  Felipe Ginovés del Espinar y de    (d. 1872)
                             la Parra (acting)
28 Jun 1869 - 13 Dec 1870  Antonio Caballero y Fernández de   (b. 1816 - d. 1876)
                             Rodas 
13 Dec 1870 - 11 Jul 1872  Blas Villate y de la Hera,         (s.a.)
                             conde de Balmaseda (2nd time)
11 Jul 1872 - 18 Apr 1873  Francisco Ceballos y Vargas        (b. 1814 - d. 1883)
                             (acting)
18 Apr 1873 -  4 Nov 1873  Cándido Pieltaín y Jove-Huelgo     (b. 1822 - d. 1888)
 4 Nov 1873 -  6 Apr 1874  Joaquín Jovellar y Soler           (b. 1819 - d. 1892)
                             (1st time)
 6 Apr 1874 -  1 Mar 1875  José Gutiérrez de la Concha y      (s.a.)
                             Irgoyen, marqués de la Habana 
                             (3rd time)
 1 Mar 1875 -  8 Mar 1875  Buenaventura Carbó y Alcoy         (b. 1819 - d. 1888)
                             (acting)
 8 Mar 1875 - 18 Jan 1876  Blas Villate y de la Hera, conde   (s.a.)
                             de Balmaseda (3rd time)
18 Jan 1876 - 17 Jun 1876  Joaquín Jovellar y Soler (2nd time)(s.a.)
17 Jun 1876 -  5 Feb 1879  Arsenio Martínez de Campos y       (b. 1831 - d. 1900)
                             Antón (1st time) 
 5 Feb 1879 - 17 Apr 1879  Cayetano Figueroa y Garaondo       (b. 1810 - d. 1898)
                             (acting)
17 Apr 1879 - 28 Nov 1881  Ramón Blanco y Ereñas, marqués     (b. 1831 - d. 1906)
                             de Peña Plata (1st time)
28 Nov 1881 -  4 Aug 1883  Luís Prendergast y Gordón,         (b. 1823 - d. 1892)
                             marqués de la Victória de las Tunas
 5 Aug 1883 - 28 Sep 1883  Tomás de Reyna y Reyna (acting)    (b. 1821 - d. 1896) 
28 Sep 1883 -  8 Nov 1884  Ignacio María del Castillo y Gill  (b. 1817 - d. 1893)
                             de la Torre, conde de Bilbao
 8 Nov 1884 -  5 Mar 1886  Ramón Fajardo y Izquierdo          (b. 1826 - d. 1888)
 5 Mar 1886 - 30 Mar 1886  Sabas Marín y González (1st time)  (b. 1828 - d. 1901)
                             (acting)
30 Mar 1886 - 15 Jul 1887  Emilio Calleja y Isasi (1st time)  (b. 1830 - d. 1906)
15 Jul 1887 - 13 Mar 1889  Sabas Marín y González (2nd time)  (s.a.)
13 Mar 1889 -  6 Feb 1890  Manuel Salamanca y Negrete         (b. 1831 - d. 1891)
 6 Feb 1890 -  4 Apr 1890  José Sánchez Gómez (acting)        (b. 1845 - d. 1901)
 4 Apr 1890 - 24 Aug 1890  José Chinchilla y Diez de Oñate    (b. 1839 - d. 1898)
24 Aug 1890 - 20 Jun 1892  Camilo García de Polavieja y del   (b. 1838 - d. 1914) 
                             Castillo Negrete 
20 Jun 1892 - 15 Jul 1893  Alejandro Rodríguez Arías y        (b. 1838 - d. 1893)
                             Rodulfo
15 Jul 1893 - 16 Sep 1893  José Arderius y García (acting)    (b. 1832 - d. 1901)
16 Sep 1893 - 16 Apr 1895  Emilio Calleja y Isasi (2nd time)  (s.a.)
16 Apr 1895 - 11 Jan 1896  Arsenio Martínez de Campos y       (s.a.)
                             Antón (2nd time)
11 Jan 1896 - 31 Oct 1897  Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau,        (b. 1838 - d. 1930)
                             marqués de Tenerife 
31 Oct 1897 - 30 Nov 1898  Ramón Blanco y Ereñas, marqués     (s.a.)
                             de Peña Plata (2nd time)
30 Nov 1898 -  1 Jan 1899  Adolfo Jiménez Castellanos y de    (b. 1844 - d. 1929)
                             Tapia
Captain-general of Liberating Army of Cuba and in charge of its provisional government
10 Oct 1868 - 12 Apr 1869  Carlos Manuel Perfecto del Carmen  (b. 1819 - d. 1874)  Non-party
                             de Céspedes y del Castillo 
Presidents
12 Apr 1869 - 27 Oct 1873  Carlos Manuel Perfecto del Carmen  (s.a.)               Non-party
                             de Céspedes y del Castillo 
27 Oct 1873 -  1 Jul 1875  Salvador Cisneros y Betancourt,    (b. 1848 - d. 1914)  Non-party 
                             marqués de Santa Lucía 
                             (1st time) (interim)
 1 Jul 1875 - 29 Mar 1876  Juan Bautista Spotorno y           (b. 1832 - d. 1917)  Non-party  
                             Georovich (interim)
29 Mar 1876 - 19 Oct 1877  Tomás Estrada Palma (1st time)     (b. 1835 - d. 1908)  Non-party 
                             (Tomás Duque de Estrada y Palma)
19 Oct 1877 - 13 Dec 1877  Francisco Javier de Jesús de       (b. 1821 - d. 1903)  Non-party  
                             Céspedes y del Castillo (interim)
13 Dec 1877 - 10 Feb 1878  Vicente García y González          (b. 1833 - d. 1886)  Non-party 
10 Feb 1878 - 16 Mar 1878  Spanish control reasserted
16 Mar 1878 - 28 May 1878  Manuel de Jesús Calvar y Odoardo   (b. 1832 - d. 1895)  Non-party
                             (president of Provisional Government)
28 May 1878 - 18 Sep 1895  Spanish control reasserted
18 Sep 1895 - 30 Oct 1897  Salvador Cisneros y Betancourt,    (s.a.)               PRC
                             marqués de Santa Lucía (2nd time) 
                             (president of Government Council)
30 Oct 1897 -  7 Nov 1898  Bartolomé Masó y Márquez           (b. 1830 - d. 1907)  PRC
President of the Assembly of Representatives of the Cuban Revolution
 7 Nov 1898 - 10 Nov 1898  Domingo Méndez Capote              (b. 1863 - d. 1933)  PRC
Presidents of the Executive Council of the Assembly of 
Representatives of the Cuban Revolution
10 Nov 1898 -  4 Apr 1899  Rafael María Portuondo Tomayo      (b. 1840 - d. 1908)  PRC
 4 Apr 1899 - 30 Jun 1899  José Lacret y Morlot               (b. 1848 - d. 1904)  PRC
U.S. Military Governors and Commanders of the Military Division of Cuba
 1 Jan 1899 - 23 Dec 1899  John Rutter Brooke                 (b. 1838 - d. 1926)  Mil
23 Dec 1899 - 20 May 1902  Leonard Wood                       (b. 1868 - d. 1927)  Mil
President
20 May 1902 - 28 Sep 1906  Tomás Estrada Palma (2nd time)     (s.a.)               PR;1904 PM
Provisional Governors
29 Sep 1906 - 13 Oct 1906  William Howard Taft                (b. 1857 - d. 1930)  Non-party
13 Oct 1906 - 28 Jan 1909  Charles Edward Magoon              (b. 1861 - d. 1920)  Non-party
Presidents 
28 Jan 1909 - 20 May 1913  José Miguel Gómez y Gómez          (b. 1858 - d. 1921)  PL
20 May 1913 - 20 May 1921  Aurelio Mario Gabriel Francisco    (b. 1868 - d. 1941)  PC
                             García Menocal y Deop
20 May 1921 - 20 May 1925  Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso            (b. 1861 - d. 1934)  PPC-LN
20 May 1925 - 24 Aug 1933  Gerardo Machado y Morales          (b. 1871 - d. 1939)  PL
                             (left Cuba on 12 Aug 1933)
12 Aug 1933 - 13 Aug 1933  Alberto Herrera y Franchi          (b. 1874 - d. 1954)  Mil
                             (provisional [acting for Machado])
13 Aug 1933 -  5 Sep 1933  Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y        (b. 1871 - d. 1939)  Non-party
                             Quesada 
                            (interim [acting for Machado to 24 Aug 1933])
 5 Sep 1933 - 10 Sep 1933  Executive Commission of the 
                           Provisional Government
                           - Ramón Grau San Martín            (b. 1887 - d. 1969)  Non-party
                           - Guillermo Francisco Leopoldo     (b. 1886 - d. 1958)  Non-party
                               Portela y Möller 
                           - José Miguel Irisarri y Gamio     (b. 1895 - d. 1968)  Non-party
                           - Sergio Carbó y Morera            (b. 1891 - d. 1971)  Non-party
                           - Porfirio Franca y Álvarez de     (b. 1878 - d. 1950)  Non-party
                               la Campa 
10 Sep 1933 - 15 Jan 1934  Ramón Grau San Martín (1st time)   (s.a.)               Non-party
15 Jan 1934 - 18 Jan 1934  Carlos Hevia y de los Reyes        (b. 1900 - d. 1964)  Non-party
                             Gavilán (provisional) 
18 Jan 1934                Carlos Manuel Agustín Márquez      (b. 1872 - d. 1934)  Non-party
                             Sterling y Loret de Mola (acting)
18 Jan 1934 - 11 Dec 1935  Carlos Mendieta y Montefur         (b. 1873 - d. 1960) PL;1935 AR
                             (provisional)
11 Dec 1935 - 20 May 1936  José Agripino Barnet y Vinageras   (b. 1864 - d. 1945)  UN
                             (acting to 13 Dec 1935, then provisional)
20 May 1936 - 24 Dec 1936  Miguel Mariano Gómez y Arias       (b. 1889 - d. 1950)  UN
24 Dec 1936 - 10 Oct 1940  Federico Laredo Brú                (b. 1875 - d. 1946)  PRC-A/UN
10 Oct 1940 - 10 Oct 1944  Rubén Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (s.a.)               Mil/CSD
                             (1st time) 
10 Oct 1944 - 10 Oct 1948  Ramón Grau San Martín (2nd time)   (s.a.)               PRC-A
10 Oct 1948 - 10 Mar 1952  Carlos Prío Socarrás               (b. 1903 - d. 1977)  PRC-A
10 Mar 1952 -  1 Jan 1959  Rubén Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (s.a.)               Mil/PAP
                             (Chief of State to 11 Mar 1952; Chief of
                             government, Prime Minister 11 Mar - 4 Apr 1952)  
                             (2nd time)
14 Aug 1954 - 24 Feb 1955  Andrés Domingo Morales y del       (b. 1892 - d. 1979)  PAP
                             Castillo (acting for Batista) 
 1 Jan 1959                Anselmo Alliegro y Milá            (b. 1899 - d. 1961)  PAP
                             (did not take office)
 1 Jan 1959                Carlos Manuel Piedra y Piedra      (b. 1895? - d. 1988) Non-party
                             (interim) (did not take office)
 1 Jan 1959 - 17 Jul 1959  Manuel Urrutia Lleó                (b. 1901 - d. 1981)  Non-party
18 Jul 1959 -  2 Dec 1976  Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado           (b. 1919 - d. 1983)PSP;1961 ORI;
Presidents of the Council of State                                         1962 PURSC;1965 PCC
 2 Dec 1976 - 24 Feb 2008  Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz         (s.a.)               PCC 
31 Jul 2006 - 19 Apr 2018  Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz            (s.a.)               PCC
                             (acting for Fidel Castro to 24 Feb 2008)
19 Apr 2018 - 10 Oct 2019  Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez   (s.a.)               PCC
President
10 Oct 2019 -              Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez   (s.a.)               PCC

President of the Cabinet
 1 Jan 1898 - 28 Oct 1898  José María Gálvez Alonso           (b. 1834 - d. 1906)  PAL
                             (suspended from 3 Aug 1898)
Premiers
10 Oct 1940 - 16 Aug 1942  Carlos Saladrigas y Zayas          (b. 1900 - d. 1956)  PSP/CSD
16 Aug 1942 - 16 Mar 1944  Ramón Zaydín y Márquez Sterling    (b. 1895 - d. 1968)  PL/CSD 
16 Mar 1944 - 10 Oct 1944  Anselmo Alliegro y Milá            (s.a.)               PL/CSD
10 Oct 1944 - 13 Oct 1945  Félix Lancís Sánchez (1st time)    (b. 1900 - d. 1976)  PRC-A
13 Oct 1945 -  1 May 1947  Carlos Prío Socarrás               (s.a.)               PRC-A
 1 May 1947 - 10 Oct 1948  Raúl López del Castillo            (b. 1893 - d. 1963)  PRC-A
10 Oct 1948 -  6 Oct 1950  Manuel Antonio de Varona y Loredo  (b. 1908 - d. 1992)  PRC-A
 6 Oct 1950 -  1 Oct 1951  Félix Lancís Sánchez (2nd time)    (s.a.)               PRC-A
 1 Oct 1951 - 10 Mar 1952  Óscar B. Gans y López Martínez     (b. 1903 - d. 1965)  PAU
11 Mar 1952 -  4 Apr 1952  Rubén Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (s.a.)               Mil/PAU
 4 Apr 1952 - 24 Feb 1955  Vacant
24 Feb 1955 - 26 Mar 1957  Jorge García Montes                (b. 1898 - d. 1982)  PAP
26 Mar 1957 -  6 Mar 1958  Andrés Rivero Agüero               (b. 1905 - d. 1997)  PAP
 6 Mar 1958 - 12 Mar 1958  Emilio Núñez Portuondo             (b. 1898 - d. 1978)  PAP
12 Mar 1958 -  1 Jan 1959  Gonzalo Güell y Morales de los     (b. 1895 - d. 1985)  PAP
                             Ríos
 1 Jan 1959 -  5 Jan 1959  Vacant
 5 Jan 1959 - 13 Feb 1959  José Miró Cardona                  (b. 1902 - d. 1974)  Non-party
16 Feb 1959 -  2 Dec 1976  Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz         (s.a.)          MR-26;1961 ORI;
Presidents of the Council of Ministers                                    1962 PURSC;1965 PCC
 3 Dec 1976 - 24 Feb 2008  Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz         (s.a.)               PCC
31 Jul 2006 - 19 Apr 2018  Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz            (s.a.)               PCC
                             (acting for Fidel Castro to 24 Feb 2008)
19 Apr 2018 - 21 Dec 2019  Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez   (s.a.)               PCC
Prime minister
21 Dec 2019 -              Manuel Marrero Cruz                (b. 1963)            PCC

Territorial Dispute: U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased to U.S., since 1903 and renewed 1934, and only mutual agreement or U.S. abandonment of the area can terminate the lease.

Party abbreviations: PCC = Partido Comunista de Cuba (Communist Party of Cuba, communist, 
authoritarian, only legal party from 1965, former PUSC, 1925-1939, banned 1925-38 & 1953-59, named Unión Revolucionaria Comunista 1937-1944 then renamed PSP, re-est.3 Oct 1965); Mil = Military;
- Former parties: AR = Acción Republicana (Republican Action, "Marianistas", split from PL, 1935-1952?); CSD = Coalición Socialista Democrática (Socialist Democratic Coalition, Fulgencio Batista big tent coalition of PL, UN, Communist Revolutionary Union, PSP, and Democratic National Association, 1939-1944); MR-26 = Movimiento 26 de Julio (26th July Movement, communist, 1955-26 Mar 1962, merged into ORI); ORI = Organizaciones Revolucionarias Integradas (Integrated Revolutionary Organizations, merger of MR-26-7, People's Socialist Party, and Revolutionary Directory, communist, Jul 1961-26 Mar 1962, renamed PUSC); PAL = Partido Liberal Autonomista (Autonomist Liberal Party, autonomuist, liberal, 9 Sep 1878-1898, renamed PL); PAP = Partido Acción Progresista (Progressive Action Party, authoritarian, conservative, nationalist, populist, Batista personalist, former PAU, 1952-1 Jan 1959); PAU = Partido de Acción Unitaria (Unitary Action Party, conservative, nationalist, authoritarian, populist, Batista personalist, split from PL, 1 Aug 1949-10 Mar 1952, renamed PAP); PC = Partido Conservador (Conservative Party, conservative, 1907-10 Mar 1952); PL = Partido Liberal de Cuba (Liberal Party of Cuba, liberal, autonomist, center-right, 1898-10 Mar 1952); PM = Partido Moderado (Moderate Party, conservative, former PR, 1904-3 Nov 1906, merged into PC); PPC-LN = Partido Popular Cubano-Liga Nacional (Cuban Popular Party-National League, PPC alliance with PC, split from PL, est.1920); PR = Partido Republicano Conservador (Conservative Republican Party, conservative, 1899-1904, merged into PM); PRC = Partido Revolucionario Cubano (Cuban Revolutionary Party, radical liberal, Cuban independence, 10 Apr 1892-23 Dec 1898); PRC-A = Partido Revolucionario Cubano-Auténtico (Cuban Revolutionary Party-Authentic, nationalist, Batista opposition 1934-44, syndicalist, corporatist, 8 Feb 1934-2 Jun 1953); PSP = Partido Socialista Popular (Popular Socialist Party, communist, former PCC, 1944-Jul 1961, merged into ORI); PURSC = Partido Unido de la Revolución Socialista de Cuba (United Party for the Cuban Socialist Revolution, communist, 26 Mar 1962-3 Oct 1965, only legal party, renamed PCC); UN = Unión Nacionalista (Nationalist Union, anti-Machado, right-wing, founded by Carlos Mendieta, 1927-1952?)

Capital: Nueva Gerona

Exports: $630,371 (1922) Imports: $364,000 (1922)

Population: 4,288 (1919) (of which 3,012 Cubans)

 1 Jan 1899                Spain cedes colonial authority to U.S., but the Isla de Pinos
                             (Isle of Pines) is not mentioned by name in the treaty.
 2 Mar 1901                Platt Amendment contained a provision: "That the Isle of Pines
                             shall be omitted from the proposed constitution; 1 boundaries
                             of Cuba, the title thereto being left to future adjustment by
                             treaty" (Article VI)(abrogated 29 May 1934).
20 May 1902                Republic of Cuba independent from U.S., with status of the
                             Isla de Pinos (Isle of Pines) under Cuban sovereignty.
 8 Apr 1907                U.S. Supreme Court rules (in Pearcy v. Stranahan) that the Isle
                             of Pines was an integral part of Cuba, and to be regarded for
                             U.S. tariff purposes as foreign territory.
23 Mar 1925                Cuban sovereignty over the island confirmed by the Isle of Pines
                             (Hay-Quesada) Treaty of 2 Mar 1904 (ratified by U.S. Senate on
                             13 Mar 1925).
28 Jun 1978                Renamed Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth).

Mayors (alcaldes) of Nueva Gerona
1898 - 1899                Fernando Plazaola
Aug 1899 - 1908            Juan Manuel Sánchez Amat           (b. 1866 - d. 1934)
1908 - 19..                Benito Ortiz y Ortiz
19.. - 19..                José Elías Sardá                   (b. 1874 - d. 19..)
c.1921 - c.1933            Ramón Llorca Soto

U.S. Consular Agents at Nueva Gerona, Isle of Pines
(under jurisdiction of Consul General at Havana)
 6 Jul 1910 - Oct 1916     Vervie Pontious Sutherland         (b. 1882 - d. 19..)
1916 - 1918                ....
26 Jan 1918 - 14 Jun 1918  George Albert Makinson             (b. 1887 - d. 1972)
15 Jun 1918 - 1919         William Bardel                     (b. 1846 - d. 1926)
26 Nov 1919 - 1924         Charles Forman                     (b. 1866 - d. 1928)
1924 - 1925                George Bentley Tracy (acting)      (b. 1881 - d. 1961)
29 Apr 1925 - 1926         Sheridan Talbott (acting)          (b. 1889 - d. 1952)

10 Jun 1898                U.S. occupation.
23 Feb 1903                U.S. leases naval base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba (the agreement 
                             also gave the U.S. the right to establish another base at
                             Bahía Honda, this area was however returned to Cuba in 1912, 
                             in exchange for larger facilities at Guantanamo Bay)
                             (effected 10 Dec 1903).
10 Dec 1903                Guantanamo Bay Naval Station leased to U.S.
10 Dec 1913                Naval Station officially opens.
31 May 1934                Treaty affirms perpetual U.S. sovereignty (only mutual
                             agreement or U.S. abandonment of the area can terminate the 
                             lease), treaty is reaffirmed again in 1963.
 1 Apr 1941                Renamed U.S. Naval Operating Base Guantanamo Bay. 
18 Jun 1952                Renamed U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay.
c.2003                     Renamed U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Commandants
10 Dec 1903 - May 1904     William H. Allen                   (b. 18.. - d. 1905)
17 May 1904 - Sep 1906     Charles Custis Rogers              (b. 1856 - d. 1917)
 8 Sep 1906 - Jul 1907     Albert A. Ackerman                 (b. 1859 - d. 1932)
Aug 1907 - May 1908        Clark D. Stearns (acting)          (b. 1870 - d. 1944)
May 1908 - 26 Apr 1909     Charles Henry Harlow               (b. 1858 - d. 1933)
26 Apr 1909 - 26 Nov 1909  Myles Joyce (acting)
26 Nov 1909 - Jan 1912     Walter Ball (1st time)             (b. 1872 - d. 1944)
31 Jan 1910 - 22 Jul 1910  Edward E. Wright (1st time)        (b. 1856 - d. 1921)
22 Jul 1910 - 18 Jan 1912  Walter Ball (2nd time)             (s.a.)
18 Jan 1912 - Jun 1913     George Washington Kline            (b. 1864 - d. 1922)
Jun 1913 - Jan 1914        Merritt Sherman Corning (acting)   (b. 1879 - d. 1914)
Jan 1914 - Oct 1914        Hilary Williams                    (b. 1875 - d. 1928)
Dec 1914 - May 1916        John McClane Luby                  (b. 1874 - d. 1955)
 4 May 1916 - Sep 1917     Dudley Wright Knox                 (b. 1877 - d. 1960)
 4 Sep 1917 - 18 Dec 1918  Edward E. Wright (2nd time)        (s.a.)
Dec 1918 - Sep 1920        Guy Whitlock                       (d. 1922)
Sep 1920 - Jun 1921        John Joseph Hannigan               (b. 1877 - d. 1944)
Jun 1921 - May 1923        Robert T. Menner                   (b. 1876 - d. 1932)
May 1923 - Jun 1924        Ward K. Wortman                    (b. 1880 - d. 1934)
Jun 1924 - Jun 1926        Charles Maxson Tozer               (b. 1876 - d. 1949)
Jun 1926 - Aug 1928        Charles C. Soule, Jr.              (b. 1883 - d. 1943)
Aug 1928 - Jun 1930        Charles Stakely McWhorter          (b. 1883 - d. 1954)
Aug 1930 - Feb 1931        Alfred Hart Miles                  (b. 1883 - d. 1956)
Feb 1931 - May 1933        Thomas Lee Johnson                 (b. 1876 - d. 1945)
Jun 1933 - Jun 1934        Edward Cook Raguet                 (b. 1886 - d. 1970)
Jun 1934 - Apr 1936        Charles "Saavy" M. Cooke Jr.       (b. 1886 - d. 1970)
May 1936 - Jun 1938        Mark L. Hersey, Jr.                (b. 1888 - d. 1974)
Jun 1938 - Aug 1940        Worrall Reed Carter                (b. 1885 - d. 1975)
 1 Sep 1940 -  6 Apr 1944  George L. Weyler                   (b. 1886 - d. 1971)
 6 Apr 1944 - 31 May 1944  Frank Alfred Braisted              (b. 1889 - d. 1981)
Commanders (Commanding Officers, Guantanamo Bay)
31 May 1944 - Oct 1944     Frank Alfred Braisted              (s.a.)
Oct 1944 - Dec 1945        John Joseph Mahoney                (b. 1891 - d. 1953)
Jan 1946 - May 1948        Charlton E. Battle, Jr.            (b. 1887 - d. 1970)
Jun 1948 - Jun 1950        William Kearney Phillips           (b. 1894 - d. 1986)
 3 Jun 1950 -  2 Dec 1950  Albert McQueen Bledsoe             (b. 1896 - d. 1981)
 2 Dec 1950 - Jan 1953     Marion E. Murphy                   (b. 1899 - d. 1980)
Jan 1953 - Dec 1953        Clarence Lee Conner Atkeson        (b. 1899 - d. 1975)
Feb 1954 - 12 Sep 1955     Edmund B. Taylor                   (b. 1904 - d. 1973)
12 Sep 1955 - Oct 1956     William Goodwin Cooper             (b. 1903 - d. 1971)
11 Dec 1956 -  6 Nov 1958  Robert B. Ellis                    (b. 1903 - d. 1984)
 6 Nov 1958 - Oct 1960     Frank W. Fenno                     (b. 1902 - d. 1973)
Dec 1960 - Dec 1962        Edward J. O'Donnell                (b. 1907 - d. 1991)
Dec 1962 - 12 Dec 1963     James White Davis                  (b. 1906 - d. 1995)
12 Dec 1963 - Jun 1966     John Duncan Bulkeley               (b. 1911 - d. 1996)
Jun 1966 - Jul 1968        Earl R. Crawford                   (b. 1913 - d. 1999)
Jul 1968 - 23 Jun 1970     James B. Hildreth                  (b. 1920 - d. 2006)
23 Jun 1970 - 30 Aug 1972  Brian McCauley                     (b. 1922 - d. 2002)
30 Aug 1972 - Jun 1973     Leo B. McCuddin                    (b. 1917 - d. 1983)
Jun 1973 - Jul 1975        Ralph M. Ghormley                  (b. 1927 - d. 2012) 
Jul 1975 - Jun 1977        John H. McConnell, Jr.             (b. 1925 - d. 1985) 
Jun 1977 -  7 Feb 1979     David Walpole DeCook               (b. 1929)
 7 Feb 1979 - 20 Mar 1981  John H. Fetterman, Jr.             (b. 1932 - d. 2006)
20 Mar 1981 - 18 Oct 1983  Maurice D. "Fitz" Fitzgerald       (b. 1934 - d. 2022)
18 Oct 1983 - 28 Oct 1985  Robert A. Allen 
28 Oct 1985 - 26 Apr 1988  John R. Condon                     (b. 1937)
26 Apr 1988 - 14 Jun 1990  John S. Boyd                       (b. 1946)
14 Jun 1990 - 21 Aug 1992  William "Bill" C. McCamy, Jr.      (b. 1945)
21 Aug 1992 -  2 Sep 1994  William M. DeSpain                 (b. 1948)
 2 Sep 1994 - 15 Sep 1995  James F. "Bookie" Boland, Jr.      (b. 1951)
15 Sep 1995 - 25 Apr 1997  James "Jim" D. Cannon              (b. 1948)
25 Apr 1997 - 12 May 2000  Larry E. Larson                    (b. 1951)
12 May 2000 - 27 Mar 2003  Robert A. Buehn, Jr.               (b. 1951)
27 Mar 2003 -  9 Jul 2005  Leslie J. McCoy                    (b. 1957)
 9 Jul 2005 - 22 Sep 2005  Lawrence S. Cotton, Jr.            (b. 1953)
22 Sep 2005 - 25 Sep 2008  Mark M. Leary                      (b. 1957)
25 Sep 2008 - 23 Sep 2010  Steven H. Blaisdell                (b. 1960 - d. 2020)
23 Sep 2010 - 29 Jun 2012  Kirk R. Hibbert                    (b. 1964)
29 Jun 2012 - 21 Jan 2015  John R. Nettleton                  (b. 1965)
21 Jan 2015 - 17 Apr 2015  Christopher "Scotty" Gray (acting) (b. 1964)
17 Apr 2015 - 21 Jun 2018  David C. "Chili" Culpepper         (b. 1970)
21 Jun 2018 - 17 Jun 2021  John A. "Fish" Fischer             (b. 1972?)
17 Jun 2021 -  6 Jun 2024  Samuel S. "Smokey" White           (b. 1970)
 6 Jun 2024 -              Michael "Mike" R. "Heavin" Stephen (b. 1978)

Territorial Dispute: Claimed by Cuba; leased to U.S. renewed 1934, and only mutual agreement
or U.S. abandonment of the area can terminate the lease.