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Asela de los Santos (1929–2020) was a founding member of the Cuban Communist Party in 1965 and served on its Central Committee from 1975 to 1991. From 1960 she was a leader of the Federation of Cuban Women. From 1966 to 1970, she was director of education for the Revolutionary...
Asela de los Santos (1929–2020) was a founding member of the Cuban Communist Party in 1965 and served on its Central Committee from 1975 to 1991. From 1960 she was a leader of the Federation of Cuban Women. From 1966 to 1970, she was director of education for the Revolutionary Armed Forces, holding the rank of captain. She was vice minister of education from 1974 to 1979 and minister from 1979 to 1981.
De los Santos joined the July 26 Movement in 1955. In August 1958, she joined the Rebel Army and was placed in charge of the schools being organized in its Second Eastern Front. After the revolutionary victory of January 1, 1959, she accepted responsibility for education in all of Oriente province. She is a coauthor of Women in Cuba: The Making of a Revolution Within the Revolution (2012) and Women and Revolution: The Living Example of the Cuban Revolution (2013).