Anselmo Alliegro y Milá

His Excellency
Anselmo Alliegro
His Excellency Anselmo Alliegro
President of Cuba; Interim
	In office; 1 January 1959 – 2 January 1959
Preceded by	Fulgencio Batista
Succeeded by	Carlos Modesto Piedra
3rd Prime Minister of Cuba
	In office; 16 March 1944 – 10 October 1944
President	Fulgencio Batista
Preceded by	Carlos Saladrigas
Succeeded by	Félix Lancís Sánchez
Personal details
Born	March 16, 1899; Yaguajay, Cuba
Died	November 22, 1961 (aged 62); Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Liberal Party of Cuba; (1940–1949); United Action Party; (1949–1952); Progressive Action Party; (1952–1959)
Spouse	Ana Durán
Children	Anselmo Jr. ; Rosa Maria; Alfredo G. Duran
Alma mater	University of Havana
Profession	Lawyer, politician

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.

References

^ Schroeder, Susan (15 April 1982). Cuba: A Handbook of Historical Statistics. G.K. Hall. ISBN 9780816182138 – via Google Books.

Otero, Juan Joaquín (1954). Libro De Cuba, Una Enciclopedia Ilustrada Que Abarca Las Artes, Las Letras, Las Ciencias, La Economía, La Política, La Historia, La Docencia, Y El Progreso General De La Nación Cubana - Edición Conmemorative del Cincuentenario de la República de Cuba, 1902-1952. (Spanish)
Jiménez, Guillermo (2006). Los Propietarios De Cuba 1958. Editorial de Ciencias Sociales, Havana, Cuba. ISBN 959-06-0830-2. (Spanish)