Andrés Domingo y Morales del Castillo
Andrés Domingo | |
|---|---|
Domingo in 1968 | |
| Acting President of Cuba | |
| In office 14 August 1954 – 24 February 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Fulgencio Batista (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Fulgencio Batista |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrés Domingo y Morales del Castillo 4 September 1892 |
| Died | 1 June 1979 (aged 86) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Dr. Andrés Domingo y Morales del Castillo (Latin American Spanish: [anˈdres ðoˈmiŋɡo i moˈɾales ðel kasˈtiʝo]; 4 September 1892 – 1 June 1979) was a Cuban jurist and politician who served as interim President of Cuba.
He was the son of Andrés Domingo y Romero and Antonia Morales del Castillo y Durive. He graduated from the University of Havana School of Law. He served as Judge and later Senator in 1944 and 1948.
Domingo served as Minister of Presidency, Justice, Housing, Defense and Foreign Minister during Fulgencio Batista’s terms as president. On August 14, 1954, Batista made Domingo President of Cuba so that he could run for president. Once Batista was sworn in as president on February 24, 1955, Domingo resumed his ministerial positions. He never married.
References
- Andrés Domingo y Morales del Castillo, Jurista, Ministro, Senador y Presidente, Antolin Gonzalez del Valle Rios (Wilmington, North Carolina, Ediciones Patria, 1980) ISBN 0-89295-004-8
- Los Propietarios de Cuba 1958, Guillermo Jimenez Soler (Havana, Cuba: Editorial de Ciencias Sociales, 2007)