Roberto Agramonte | |
Birth Date: | 3 May 1904 |
Birth Place: | Villa Clara, Cuba |
Death Place: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Spouse: | Concha María de la Concepción del Río y Madueño |
Children: | 2 |
Nickname: | Masaboba |
Roberto Daniel Agramonte y Pichardo (3 May 1904 – 12 December 1995[1]) was a philosopher and Cuban politician.
He graduated from the University of Havana School of Law. Dr. Agramonte was also the Dean of School of Philosophy and Letters at the University of Havana. From 1947 to 1948, he was the Ambassador of Cuba to Mexico.[1] In 1948, he returned to Cuba to run for Vice-President of Cuba with Dr. Eduardo Chibás (as President), but the election was won by Carlos Prio Socarras.
He was the first Foreign Minister of the Cuban Revolution. He later resigned because of the Communist tilt of the government. In May 1960, he left Cuba for Puerto Rico with his family.
He was the son of Frank Agramonte and María Pichardo y Pichardo. He was married to Concha María de la Concepción del Río y Madueño and they had two children, Roberto and Conchita Agramonte-del Rio.