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Víctor Dreke
Víctor Dreke (1937– ) joined the July 26 Movement in June 1956; joined Revolutionary Directorate column that integrated into Che Guevara’s Rebel Army column in October 1958. Commanded forces in Escambray mountains in struggle against counterrevolutionary bands 1960–65. Founding member of the Communist Party of Cuba in 1965 and a...
Víctor Dreke (1937– ) joined the July 26 Movement in June 1956; joined Revolutionary Directorate column that integrated into Che Guevara’s Rebel Army column in October 1958. Commanded forces in Escambray mountains in struggle against counterrevolutionary bands 1960–65. Founding member of the Communist Party of Cuba in 1965 and a member of its Central Committee from 1965 to 1975.
In 1965 he served as second in command of the volunteer column led by Guevara in the Congo. In 1966–68 he led Cuban internationalists aiding national liberation forces in Guinea-Bissau. Later headed the Political Directorate of the Revolutionary Armed Forces. Retired from active military duty with rank of colonel 1990. Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea 2003–2008. President of Cuba-Africa Friendship Association and head of Association of Combatants of Cuban Revolution in Havana Province.
Dreke is the author of From the Escambray to the Congo: In the Whirlwind of the Cuban Revolution (2002).