Manuel Antonio de Varona


Manuel Antonio de Varona y Loredo was a Cuban lawyer and politician.
Varona is 7th Prime Minister of Cuba in 1948–1950, and served as president of the Cuban Senate from 1950 to 1952. In 1960 Varona went into exile after denouncing Castro's communist regime. He was a member of the exile coalition Cuban Revolutionary Council.
He had three children: Carlos de Varona Segura who participated in the April 17th Bay of Pigs Invasion, Emelina Ivette, and Ivonne de Varona Ruisanchez.
He wrote El drama de Cuba ante América.
He is buried at Flagler Memorial Park in Miami, Florida.