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Néstor López Cuba
Néstor López Cuba (1938–1999) was head of the Political Directorate of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, a deputy of the National Assembly of People’s Power, and vice president of the Executive Secretariat of the Association of Combatants of the...
Néstor López Cuba (1938–1999) was head of the Political Directorate of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, a deputy of the National Assembly of People’s Power, and vice president of the Executive Secretariat of the Association of Combatants of the Cuban Revolution—all responsibilities he held at the time of his death.
During the Bay of Pig invasion in April 1961 he headed a tank contingent, accompanied by militia units, that helped contain the advance of the invading mercenaries, defeated 72 hours later.
In 1973 López Cuba volunteered for a mission in Syria that helped organize the country's defenses. In 1975 he joined the first Cuban internationalist volunteers in Angola, responding to the request for help in combating an invasion by South African forces. Following the July 1979 victory of the Nicaraguan revolution, he headed the Cuban military mission there, assisting defense of the revolution against US-backed forces known as "contras."
López Cuba is a coauthor of Making History: Interviews with Four Generals of Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces (1999)