Aureliano Sánchez Arango
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Aureliano Sánchez Arango (7 June 1907 in Cuba
– 23 April 1976 in Miami, Florida
) was a Cuban lawyer
, politician
and university professor.
Sanchez served in the government of President Carlos Prio Socarras
first as Minister of Education (1948–1951) and then as Foreign Minister
(1951–1952). In August 1951, Eduardo Chibas
accused Sanchez of stealing children's breakfast funds to build a housing project in Guatemala
. When Chibas could not prove his accusations, he committed suicide on live radio.
After Fulgencio Batista
overthrew Prio, Sanchez was involved in various undergrown movements to overthrow Batista. He was originally granted asylum in Mexico in 1952, After returning to Cuba to plan an assassination attempt against Batista, he was granted refuge at the Uruguayan embassy. He later helped finance Fidel Castro
in overthrowing Batista and later went into permanent exile to the United States
.
He was married to Estrella Echevarria on January 22, 1936 at the Parish Church of Vedado, Havana, Cuba, who had two children, Alfredo and Delia Sanchez Echvarria.
His son, Alfredo Sanchez Echavarria (1936-) was ordered executed by the Castro regime but his sentence was commuted to 30 years and he served 14 years in prison (1961–1975). Sanchez Echavarria was allowed to go into exile in 1977, a few months after his father had died of a heart attack.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
– 23 April 1976 in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
) was a Cuban lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and university professor.
Sanchez served in the government of President Carlos Prio Socarras
Carlos Prío Socarrás
Carlos Prío Socarrás was the President of Cuba from 1948 until he was deposed by a military coup led by Fulgencio Batista on March 10, 1952, three months before new elections were to be held.- Governance :...
first as Minister of Education (1948–1951) and then as Foreign Minister
Foreign relations of Cuba
Cuba's once-ambitious foreign policy has been down sized as a result of economic hardship after the collapse of the Soviet bloc. Without massive Soviet subsidies and its primary trading partner Cuba was comparatively isolated in the 1990s, but has since entered bilateral co-operation with several...
(1951–1952). In August 1951, Eduardo Chibas
Eduardo Chibás
Eduardo René Chibás Ribas was a Cuban politician who used radio to broadcast his political views to the public. He primarily denounced corruption and gangsterism rampant during the governments of Ramón Grau and Carlos Prío which preceded the Batista era...
accused Sanchez of stealing children's breakfast funds to build a housing project in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. When Chibas could not prove his accusations, he committed suicide on live radio.
After Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was the United States-aligned Cuban President, dictator and military leader who served as the leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1959, before being overthrown as a result of the Cuban Revolution....
overthrew Prio, Sanchez was involved in various undergrown movements to overthrow Batista. He was originally granted asylum in Mexico in 1952, After returning to Cuba to plan an assassination attempt against Batista, he was granted refuge at the Uruguayan embassy. He later helped finance Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
in overthrowing Batista and later went into permanent exile to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
He was married to Estrella Echevarria on January 22, 1936 at the Parish Church of Vedado, Havana, Cuba, who had two children, Alfredo and Delia Sanchez Echvarria.
His son, Alfredo Sanchez Echavarria (1936-) was ordered executed by the Castro regime but his sentence was commuted to 30 years and he served 14 years in prison (1961–1975). Sanchez Echavarria was allowed to go into exile in 1977, a few months after his father had died of a heart attack.