14 Facts About Carlos Hevia

The choice of Carlos Hevia was unpopular with the military, and by Wednesday, the new President was asked to resign.

Carlos Hevia was the Agricultural Minister when rioting broke out in Havana protest against the President Grau.

Carlos Hevia initially declined, after hearing the reaction of the mob.

Carlos Hevia was administered the oath of office on Tuesday by his father-in-law, Dr Juan Federico Edelmann, who was the president of the Cuban Supreme Court and a 21 gun salute was given from the cannons of the Cabanas Fortress following the inauguration.

Wednesday, Carlos Hevia was unable to forestall the Nationalist Union's plans for a walkout, and decided that evening to resign.

About 40 hours after he had been formally inaugurated, Carlos Hevia resigned early Thursday morning in favor of Mendieta.

Carlos Hevia had been the first Cuban national to graduate from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, as a member of the Class of 1920.

Carlos Hevia later broke with Batista and became an important politician in the Autentico party.

Carlos Hevia served as foreign minister of Cuba from 1948 to 1950, in the administration of Carlos Prio.

Carlos Hevia was chosen to be the Autentico presidential candidate for the 1952 elections.

Carlos Hevia went into exile in the United States and during the early 1960s was part of groups opposed to Fidel Castro who overthrew Batista in 1959.

Carlos Hevia was the oldest of six children born to Aurelio Hevia y Alcalde, an attorney, and Sara de los Reyes-Gavilan y de la Guardia.

Carlos Hevia was married to Elisa Edelmann y Ponce and they had two children, Aurelio Carlos and Margarita Hevia-Edelmann.

Carlos Hevia, who operated a "private naval academy" in Miami, died of a heart attack on April 2,1964.