Alberto de la Campa y Roff
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Alberto de la Campa y Roff (28 October 1918 in Calabazar, Cuba
- May 1964 in Washington, DC) was a Cuba
n diplomat
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Campa served as the Cuban Ambassador to Italy
until January 3, 1959 when he resigned when the government of Fidel Castro
overthrew Fulgencio Batista
.
Campa was married to Martha de la Torre y Silva, and they had three children, Adela Maria, Miguel Angel, and Alberto. He was the son of another Cuban diplomat Miguel Ángel de la Campa y Caraveda
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...
- May 1964 in Washington, DC) was a Cuba
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...
n diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
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Campa served as the Cuban Ambassador to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
until January 3, 1959 when he resigned when the government 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...
overthrew 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....
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Campa was married to Martha de la Torre y Silva, and they had three children, Adela Maria, Miguel Angel, and Alberto. He was the son of another Cuban diplomat Miguel Ángel de la Campa y Caraveda
Miguel Ángel de la Campa y Caraveda
Miguel Ángel de la Campa y Caraveda was a Cuban diplomat, lawyer and author.Campa was the son of Spaniards Miguel Angel de la Campa-Alvarodiaz and Maria Teresa Caraveda....