Author: Granma | internet@granma.cu
With profound sorrow, the leadership of the Party, the State, and the Government inform our people that on the morning of Sunday, June 21, the historic Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Hero of the Republic of Cuba and of Labor, passed away. He left behind a brilliant and extraordinary record of service to the nation.
A participant in the attack on the Moncada Barracks, a member of the Granma expedition, a combatant in the Rebel Army in the Sierra Maestra mountains, second-in-command of the invading Column No. 8 Ciro Redondo, and a key figure alongside Che Guevara in the Battle of Santa Clara, Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdés Menéndez deserves the respect and admiration of the Cuban people for his dedication and proven loyalty to the revolutionary cause.
More information will be provided in the coming hours.
[ SOURCE: GRANMA ]
