Jorge Risquet
Cuban military personnel · Cuba · On the map · Lived 1930 to 2015 · aged 85
Jorge Risquet Valdés-Saldaña was a Cuban revolutionary and politician. He participated in the Sierra Maestra guerrilla campaign against the government of Fulgencio Batista during the Cuban Revolution, and later became involved in the Angolan Civil War.
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He assisted in peace negotiations between Angola and South Africa, which led to the independence of Namibia and contributed to the release of Nelson Mandela and the end of apartheid. He was member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1980 to 1991.
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