Nicolás Guillén
Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer (1902-1989) · Cuba · On the map · Writers · Died at 87
Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista was a Cuban poet, journalist and political activist. He is best remembered as the national poet of Cuba.
Nicolás Guillén is read about 117 times a day, in 33 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 12 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 116 days, one point a day.
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1989Died16 July 19891983National Prize for LiteratureAward1976Honorary Doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne UniversityAwardInternational Botev PrizeAward1971Viareggio-Versilia International PrizeAward1902Born10 July 1902
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About this person
Country
Cuba
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1989 · aged 87
