- Sergio del Valle Jiménez
Sergio del Valle Jiménez (
April 15 1927 –November 15 2007 ) was a high-rankingCuba n military and government official who served as army chief of staff during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis as Cabinet Minister during the 1960s, 70s and 80s.A physician by training, Sergio del Valle became a part of the movement against the government of
Fulgencio Batista in the 1950s and, by 1957, was fighting inFidel Castro 's rebel army's second column under the leadership ofCamilo Cienfuegos . After Castro took power, del Valle served in a number of top positions, most notably his key military post at the time of the Missile Crisis. In subsequent decades, he was Interior Minister (1968-79) and Health Public Minister (1979-86).Sergio del Valle died in
Havana at the age of 80. [ [http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BB298803B-F7A9-41AF-BD20-F00CA5462940%7D)&language=EN "Prensa Latina" obituary: "Cuban Republic Hero Dies"] ] [ [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hj26-cLTCxVE9aLd_v1Y2smw-qfAD8SUTC3O0 "Associated Press" obituary: "Cuban Gen. Del Valle Dies"] ] [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/17/world/americas/16cnd-delvalle.html?ref=world "New York Times" obituary: "Sergio del Valle, a Castro Stalwart, Dies"] ]References
External links
* [http://www.cubaheadlines.com/2007/11/18/7084/reflections_by_fidel_in_honor_of_sergio_del_valle.html Comments by Fidel Castro on the death of Sergio del Valle]
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