Manuel Márquez Sterling President

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 President of Cuba for a few hours on January 18, 1934.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. His nephew was Carlos Márquez Sterling.He tied for 16-17th in the Paris 1900 chess tournament (Emanuel Lasker won) played during the world exhibition.