Castro ally Ramiro Valdes, lauded as a hero of Cuban revolution, dies at 94

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Ramiro Valdes, a key ally of Fidel Castro and recognized hero of the Cuban revolution, has died at 94. Valdes played major roles in the Cuban government and was honored with titles such as 'Hero of the Republic' and 'Commander of the Revolution'.

Ramiro Valdes, one of Fidel Castro’s earliest collaborators who was lauded at ⁠home as a hero of ⁠the Cuban revolution, has died at the age of ⁠94, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on social media on Sunday. The president did not provide a cause of death. A top government official for decades after Castro’s rebels came to power in 1959, Valdes held the honorary titles “Hero of the Republic” and “Commander of the Revolution” and formed part of the powerful Political Bureau of the ruling Cuban...