Anselmo Alliegro y Milá explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Anselmo Alliegro
Office:President of Cuba
Term Start:1 January 1959
Term End:2 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 one day (1 – 2 January 1959) after the departure of Fulgencio Batista, from the country.

He previously held the position of President of the Senate of Cuba from February 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.