Gerardo Machado government

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The Gerardo Machado government was the authoritarian regime that ruled Cuba in the 1920s and early 1930s, marked by political repression, corruption, and widespread opposition that culminated in its overthrow.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cuban government
authoritarian regime
basedOn Cuban Constitution of 1901
cameToPowerThrough 1924 Cuban general election
characterizedBy authoritarianism
censorship
clientelism
corruption
electoral fraud
personalist rule
political repression
country Cuba
endCause loss of U.S. support
military rebellion
popular uprising
endTime 1933
hasEffect erosion of constitutional order in Cuba
increased U.S. concern over Cuban politics
political instability in Cuba
radicalization of Cuban opposition
headOfGovernment Gerardo Machado
implementedPolicy Havana Capitol building project
constitutional reform to extend mandate
extension of presidential term
infrastructure modernization
press censorship
public works program
restriction of civil liberties
road construction
sugar industry protectionism
locationOfAdministration Havana, Cuba
surface form: Havana
notableEvent 1930 general strike in Cuba
ABC terrorist campaign
repression of opposition leaders
student protests of 1930–1933
opposedBy ABC revolutionary organization
Communist Party of Cuba
surface form: Cuban Communist Party

University of Havana students
armed insurgents
labor unions
middle-class opposition
student movement
overthrownIn Sergeants' Revolt
partOf history of Cuba
politicalPosition right-wing
replacedBy Grau San Martín government
provisional government of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada
startTime 1925
timePeriod early 1930s
late 1920s

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Julio Antonio Mella opposedTo Gerardo Machado government