Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician, 6th President of Cuba (d. 1969)
Dr. Ramón Grau San Martín (13 September 1881 in La Palma, Pinar del Río Province, Spanish Cuba – 28 July 1969 in Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban physician who served as President of Cuba from 1933 to 1934 and from 1944 to 1948. He was the last president other than an interim president, Carlos Manuel Piedra, was born during Spanish rule. He is sometimes called Raymond Grau San Martin in English.
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