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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Güell and the second or maternal family name is Morales de los Ríos.
Gonzalo Güell
13th Prime Minister of Cuba
In office
March 12, 1958 – January 1, 1959
PresidentFulgencio Batista
Preceded byEmilio Núñez
Succeeded byJosé Miró
Foreign Minister of Cuba
In office
1956–1959
Preceded byCarlos Saladrigas
Succeeded byRoberto Agramonte
Personal details
Born(1895-02-16)February 16, 1895
Havana, Cuba
DiedSeptember 2, 1985(1985-09-02) (aged 90)
Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.

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

Güell 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

He was married three times. Two of his wives were Francisca Pubill and Juana Inigo. He had one daughter.

References

Prime ministers of Cuba (list)
Prime ministers
Presidents of the
Council of Ministers
Prime ministers
Foreign Ministers of Cuba, 1933–present (MINREX)
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