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Manuel Urrutia Lle was a liberal Cuban lawyer and politician. Urrutia campaigned against the Gerardo Machado government and the second presidency of Fulgencio Batista during the 1950s, before serving as president in the first revolutionary government of 1959. After only six months, Urrutia resigned his position due to a series of disputes with revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and emigrated to the United States shortly after.

Urrutia was born in Yaguajay, Las Villas, Cuba. He was a leading figure in the civic resistance movement against Batistas government during the Cuban Revolution, and was the agreed choice of future president among Fidel Castros 26th of July Movement as early as April 1958. In 1957 Urrutia had presided in court over a case in which members of the movement had been charged with antigovernment activities, ruling that the defendants had been acting within their rights. A year later, Urrutia visited the U.S. to gain support for the Cuban revolution, successfully lobbying for a halt of weapons shipments to Batistas forces. It was considered that the choice of Urrutia, an educated liberal and Christian, as president would be welcomed by the United States.

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