Anselmo Alliegro y Milá explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Anselmo Alliegro
Office:President of Cuba
Term Start:1 January 1959
Term End:1 January 1959
Predecessor:Fulgencio Batista
Successor:Carlos Modesto Piedra
Order1:3rd
Office1:Prime Minister of Cuba
President1:Fulgencio Batista
Term Start1:16 March 1944
Term End1:10 October 1944
Predecessor1:Carlos Saladrigas
Successor1:Félix Lancís Sánchez
Birth Date:16 March 1899
Birth Place:Yaguajay, Cuba
Death Place:Miami, Florida, U.S.
Party:Liberal Party of Cuba

United Action Party

Progressive Action Party
Alma Mater:University of Havana
Profession:Lawyer, politician
Spouse:Ana Durán
Children:Anselmo Jr.
Rosa Maria
Alfredo G. Duran

Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (March 16, 1899 – November 22, 1961) was a Cuban politician who served as the Interim President of Cuba for a few hours on January 1, 1959 after the departure of Fulgencio Batista from the country.

He previously held the position of President of the Senate of Cuba from 28 January 1955 to 1 January 1959.[1] He also served as Prime Minister of Cuba in 1944. He was also Mayor of the town of Baracoa, Representative in the Cuban Congress of 1925, 1940, 1945; Minister of Commerce 1942, Minister of Education, and Minister of Housing.

Alliegro was the son of an Italian, Miguel Alliegro Esculpino and a Spaniard, Donatila Milá. He was married to Ana Durán with whom he had one child, Anselmo Leon Alliegro Jr. He also had a daughter, Rosa Maria "Polita" Alliegro y Sanchez, from his previous marriage to Rosa M. Sanchez and a step-son, Alfredo G. Duran, a product of his wife Anita Duran's first marriage.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Schroeder, Susan. Cuba: A Handbook of Historical Statistics. 15 April 1982. G.K. Hall. 9780816182138. Google Books.