Gonzalo Güell
Gonzalo Güell | |
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13th Prime Minister of Cuba | |
In office March 12, 1958 – January 1, 1959 | |
President | Fulgencio Batista |
Preceded by | Emilio Núñez |
Succeeded by | José Miró |
Foreign Minister of Cuba | |
In office 1956–1959 | |
Preceded by | Carlos Saladrigas |
Succeeded by | Roberto Agramonte |
Personal details | |
Born | Havana, Cuba | February 16, 1895
Died | September 2, 1985 Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. | (aged 90)
Gonzalo Güell y Morales de los Ríos (February 16, 1895, in Havana, Cuba – September 2, 1985, in Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.) was a Cuban lawyer and a career diplomat (1919–1959).
Career
[edit]Guell was Foreign Minister of Cuba from 1956 to 1959 and Prime Minister of Cuba from March 12, 1958, to January 1, 1959. He also served as the Cuban Ambassador to Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Norway and the United Nations.
He was one of the 40 persons that flew with Fulgencio Batista to the Dominican Republic on New Year's Eve 1959 when Fidel Castro took over Cuba.
Personal life
[edit]He was married three times. Two of his wives were Francisca Pubill and Juana Inigo. He had one daughter.
References
[edit]- Registro Social de la Habana 1958, Molina Y Cia., S.A.
- Cuban Information Archives
- "Cuba: End of a War". Time. January 12, 1959. p. 2.