Alejandro Almeida
Alejandro Almeida | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1926 Havana[1] |
| Died | [2] Florida[2] |
| Political party | Democratic |
Alejandro Almeida (born January 1, 1926) is an American politician from Havana, Cuba.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Alejandro was born in Havana in 1926. The son of the Cuban business and economics minister.[2] He attended private schools in Havana and received his Bachelor of Economics degree (BEc) from the University of Havana in 1942.[1] He also received a Juris doctor. At law school he became good friends with Fidel Castro, the future leader of communist Cuba.[1][2]
Military career[edit]
Alejandro joined the military at 24 years of age as a Mayor (Major) in the intelligence branch of the Cuban military. 2 years later he was promoted to the rank of Coronel (Colonel).[2] when the Cuban Revolution started Fidel Castro contacted Alejandro to[3]
Post-politics[edit]
In recent years, Almeida has worked at Rogers, Gunter, Vaughn, a Tallahassee-based insurance agency and been active in related trade associations and lobbying for the industry[3].
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Last, First (October 15, 2019). "Alejandro Almeida, Bio". Microsoft News. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Almeida, Alejandro (November 5, 2011). "Profile of Alejandro Almeida". Almeida. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Speaker profile". Speaker profile. November 5, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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