Topic: Juan Almeida

Cubans pay respect to revolution hero Almeida

Reuters US Online Report World News - 888 days ago
HAVANA (Reuters) - A solemn President Raul Castro placed a red rose at a memorial to Juan Almeida on Sunday, then looked silently at a photograph of the man whose death on Friday was the loss of both an old friend and a ...

Cuba revolution hero Almeida dies at 82

Reuters US Online Report World News - 889 days ago
HAVANA (Reuters) - Vice President Juan Almeida, one of the leaders of the Cuban revolution and a stalwart in Cuba's aging old guard, died of heart failure at age 82, state-run media said on Saturday.Almeida was at the side of Fidel ...

Cuban vice president Almeida dies

AFP Global Edition - 889 days ago
Cuban Vice President Juan Almeida, a revolutionary commander who fought alongside Fidel Castro to bring down a pro-American dictatorship, has died, the government announced.An official communique issued through state media said the death of Almeida, the number three official in the ...

Cuban revolutionary commander Almeida dies

AFP Global Edition - 889 days ago
Cuban revolutionary commander Juan Almeida, who fought alongside Fidel Castro to bring down a pro-American dictatorship in Cuba, has died at the age of 82, the government announced.An official communique issued through government-controlled media said his death on Friday was due ...