Emilio Núñez Portuondo
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Emilio Núñez Portuondo was a Cuban politician, lawyer, and diplomat. He was Prime Minister of Cuba
in 1958.
Dr. Núñez attended LaSalle School in Cuba and graduated as doctor of civil and public law in 1919 from the University of Havana
. He served as a Representative
and Senator from the Las Villas Province and also as the Cuban Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary to Panama, Peru, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. He was Secretary of the Constitutional Convention of 1940. Dr. Ramón Grau San Martín was the President of the Constitutional Convention which drafted the 1940 Constitution of Cuba
.
Dr. Núñez Portuondo served as the Cuban Representative with the rank of Ambassador
to the United Nations
in 1952–1958; and was also Acting Minister of Labor in 1957. He served as President of the U.N. Security Council in 1956. As leader of the Progressive Action Party, he was Prime Minister of Cuba March 6- March 12, 1958.
Dr. Núñez Portuondo is best remembered as the President of the UN Security Council during the USSR invasion of Hungary. Dr. Núñez Portuondo assisted Cardinal Mindzenty of Hungary in assisting refugees into Cuba and the United States.
, Vice President of Cuba during the second administration of General Mario García Menocal
, and who was also Governor of Havana as well as Minister of Agriculture. Dr. Núñez Portuondo's brother was the 1948 Cuban Presidential candidate, Dr. Ricardo Núñez. He was married three times and had five children, Emilio Núñez Blanco, Ricardo Núñez Garcia, Maria Stana Núñez Garcia, Dolores Brunilda Núñez Fábrega and Fernando Núñez Fábrega. His son, Emilio Núñez Blanco, elected to the Cuban House of Representatives in 1958, though unable to take office, was the second husband of Mirta Diaz-Balart
(the first wife of Fidel Castro
). He is buried in Panama next to his third wife, Panamanian, Olga Fábrega y Fábrega (married in 1937), a relative of President Ricardo Martinelli
of Panama.
Prime Minister of Cuba
Prime Minister of Cuba was a position in the government of Cuba. Fidel Castro assumed the position of Prime Minister in 1959 replacing José Miró Cardona....
in 1958.
Dr. Núñez attended LaSalle School in Cuba and graduated as doctor of civil and public law in 1919 from the University of Havana
University of Havana
The University of Havana or UH is a university located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba. Founded in 1728, the University of Havana is the oldest university in Cuba, and one of the first to be founded in the Americas...
. He served as a Representative
House of Representatives
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and Senator from the Las Villas Province and also as the Cuban Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary to Panama, Peru, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. He was Secretary of the Constitutional Convention of 1940. Dr. Ramón Grau San Martín was the President of the Constitutional Convention which drafted the 1940 Constitution of Cuba
1940 Constitution of Cuba
The 1940 Constitution of Cuba, was implemented in 1940, during the presidency of Federico Laredo Brú. It was primarily influenced by the collectivist ideas that inspired the Cuban Revolution of 1933. Widely considered one of the most "progressive" constitutions in existence at the time, it provided...
.
Dr. Núñez Portuondo served as the Cuban Representative with the rank of Ambassador
Ambassador
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to the United Nations
United Nations
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in 1952–1958; and was also Acting Minister of Labor in 1957. He served as President of the U.N. Security Council in 1956. As leader of the Progressive Action Party, he was Prime Minister of Cuba March 6- March 12, 1958.
Dr. Núñez Portuondo is best remembered as the President of the UN Security Council during the USSR invasion of Hungary. Dr. Núñez Portuondo assisted Cardinal Mindzenty of Hungary in assisting refugees into Cuba and the United States.
Family
He was the son of General Emilio NúñezEmilio Núñez
Emilio Núñez was a Cuban-American soldier, dentist, and politician ....
, Vice President of Cuba during the second administration of General Mario García Menocal
Mario García Menocal
Aurelio Mario García Menocal y Deop was President of Cuba, from 1913 to 1921...
, and who was also Governor of Havana as well as Minister of Agriculture. Dr. Núñez Portuondo's brother was the 1948 Cuban Presidential candidate, Dr. Ricardo Núñez. He was married three times and had five children, Emilio Núñez Blanco, Ricardo Núñez Garcia, Maria Stana Núñez Garcia, Dolores Brunilda Núñez Fábrega and Fernando Núñez Fábrega. His son, Emilio Núñez Blanco, elected to the Cuban House of Representatives in 1958, though unable to take office, was the second husband of Mirta Diaz-Balart
Mirta Diaz-Balart
Mirta Francisca de la Caridad Díaz-Balart y Gutiérrez was Fidel Castro's first wife, the daughter of Rafael José Díaz-Balart, a prominent Cuban politician and mayor of the town of Banes, and wife América Gutiérrez...
(the first wife of 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...
). He is buried in Panama next to his third wife, Panamanian, Olga Fábrega y Fábrega (married in 1937), a relative of President Ricardo Martinelli
Ricardo Martinelli
Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal is a Panamanian politician and businessman who was elected the 49th President of Panama in 2009. He is a Panamanian of Italian descent from his father's side.- Early life :...
of Panama.