Anselmo Alliegro y Milá

Anselmo Alliegro
President of Cuba Interim
In office January 1, 1959 – January 2, 1959
Preceded by	Fulgencio Batista
Succeeded by	Carlos Modesto Piedra
Prime Minister of Cuba
In office 1944–1944
Preceded by	Ramón Zaydín
Succeeded by	Félix Lancís Sánchez
Personal details
Born	Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (1899-03-16)March 16, 1899 Yaguajay, American Protectorate over Cuba
Died	November 22, 1961(1961-11-22) (aged 61) Miami, Florida, United States
Political party	Progressive Action Party
Spouse(s)	Ana Durán
Children	Anselmo Alliegro Jr. Rosa Maria Alliegro Alfredo G. Duran
Profession	Lawyer

Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (March 16, 1899 – November 22, 1961) was a Cuban politician who served as the Acting President of Cuba for one day (January 1–2, 1959) after the departure of General Fulgencio Batista from the country.

He previously held the position of President of the Cuban Senate in 1954 and 1959. 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", from his previous marriage and a step-son, Alfredo G. Duran, a product of his wife Anita Duran's first marriage.

References

• Otero, Juan Joaquin (1954). Libro De Cuba, Una Enciclopedia Ilustrada Que Abarca Las Artes, Las Letras, Las Ciencias, La Economia, La Politica, La Historia, La Docencia, Y ElProgreso General De La Nacion Cubana - Edicion Conmemorative del Cincuentenario de la Republica de Cuba, 1902-1952.  (Spanish)
• Jimenez, Guillermo (2006). Los Propietarios De Cuba 1958. Editorial de Ciencias Sociales, Havana, Cuba. ISBN 959-06-0830-2.  (Spanish)

Presidents of Cuba Presidents Estrada US occupation, 1906–09 J. Gómez García Zayas Machado Herrera (provisional) Céspedes Pentarchy of 1933 Grau Hevia* Márquez Sterling* Mendieta* Barnet* M. Gómez Laredo Batista Grau Prío Batista^ Alliegro* Piedra* Urrutia Dorticós Presidents of the Council of State Fidel Castro Raúl Castro * interim ^Domingo acted as president during part of this term.

Prime Ministers of Cuba Prime Ministers Saladrigas Zayas Zaydín Alliegro Lancís Sánchez Prío Socarrás López del Castillo de Varona Lancís Sánchez Gans Batista García Montes Rivero Agüero Núñez Portuondo Güell Miró Cardona Presidents of the Council of Ministers Fidel Castro Raúl Castro