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Cuba Mourns 94-Year-Old Valdés After Historic Reforms

6/22/2026

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Díaz-Canel Announces Death

Death announcement came days after Cuba’s Communist Party approved sweeping free-market reforms, the biggest economic shift since the revolution.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel said former intelligence chief Ramiro Valdés died at age 94 in Cuba.
Reforms permit private banks, Cuban investment and free hiring by citizens.
The government blames a fuel blockade imposed by President Donald Trump for harming island's economy.

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Valdes Dies

Ramiro Valdes, one of twelve legendary Cuban revolutionary Granma 1956 survivors, died at 94.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel officially announced former Vice President Ramiro Valdes died at age 94 in Cuba.
Ramiro Valdes appeared in uniform beside Díaz-Canel urging Cubans to reduce electricity use during shortages.
His statements stressed preserving the revolution’s unity, forged in the Moncada uprising, as struggle continues.

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Díaz-Canel Announces Death

Death announcement came days after Cuba’s Communist Party approved sweeping free-market reforms, the biggest economic shift since the revolution.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel said former intelligence chief Ramiro Valdés died at age 94 in Cuba.
Reforms permit private banks, Cuban investment and free hiring by citizens.
The government blames a fuel blockade imposed by President Donald Trump for harming island's economy.

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