Manuel Márquez Sterling

Manuel Márquez Sterling (born Carlos Manuel Agustin Márquez Sterling y Loret de Mola on August 28, 1872 in Lima, Peru – December 9, 1934, Washington, DC, United States) was a Cuban diplomat and interim President of Cuba for a few hours on January 18, 1934.

Manuel Márquez Sterling
8th President of Cuba
In office 18 January 1934
Vice President	None
Preceded by	Carlos Hevia
Succeeded by	Carlos Mendieta
Personal details
Born	(1872-08-28)August 28, 1872 Lima, Peru
Died	December 9, 1934(1934-12-09) (aged 62) Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality	Cuban
Spouse(s)	Mercedes Márquez Sterling y Ziburo

He was an attorney, was Ambassador of Cuba to Mexico and later to the United States. He was married to his cousin, Mercedes Márquez Sterling y Ziburo. He was the uncle of Carlos Márquez Sterling, a figure in Cuban politics.

He tied for 16-17th in the Paris 1900 chess tournament (Emanuel Lasker won) played during the world exhibition.

References

• Fulgencio Batista: Volume 1, From Revolutionary to Strongman, Argote-Freyre, Frank (Rutgers, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2006) ISBN 0-8135-3701-0
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080123115616/http://www.vitral.org/vitral/vitral51/cent.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080619170844/http://www.endgame.nl/wfairs.htm
• Otero, Juan Joaquin (1954). Libro De Cuba, Una Enciclopedia Ilustrada Que Abarca Las Artes, Las Letras, Las Ciencias, La Economia, La Politica, La Historia, La Docencia, Y ElProgreso General De La Nacion Cubana - Edicion Conmemorative del Cincuentenario de la Republica de Cuba, 1902-1952. (Spanish)

Political offices
Preceded by Carlos Hevia	President of Cuba January 18, 1934	Succeeded by Carlos Mendieta
Preceded by Carlos Saladrigas	Foreign Minister of Cuba 1933-1934	Succeeded by Cosme de la Torriente y Peraza