Juan Almeida Bosque
Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the Cuban Revolution
- Lived
- 1927–2009
- Country
- Cuba
Updated September 2026
About Juan Almeida Bosque
Juan Almeida Bosque was a Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the insurgent forces in the Cuban Revolution. After the rebels took power in 1959, he was a prominent figure in the Communist Party of Cuba. At the time of his death, he was a Vice-President of the Cuban Council of State and was its third ranking member. He received several decorations, and national and international awards, including the title of "Hero of the Republic of Cuba" and the Order of Máximo Gómez.
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