And in Cuba, tens of thousands lined up Sunday to pay their respects to Juan Almeida, a hero of the country’s 1959 revolution. Almeida died on Friday at the age of eighty-two. Almeida was at the side of Fidel and Raul Castro from the earliest days of the revolution and was the only black commander in the leadership.
Cuban Revolution Hero Juan Almeida, 82, Dies
HeadlineSep 14, 2009