Anselmo Alliegro y Milá

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alliegro and the second or maternal family name is Milá.

His Excellency Anselmo Alliegro
President of Cuba Interim
In office 1 January 1959 – 1 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	(1899-03-16)March 16, 1899 Yaguajay, Cuba
Died	November 22, 1961(1961-11-22) (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 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. 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

• 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)