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Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo
Cuban revolutionary (1934–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Menoyo.
Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo (December 8, 1934 – October 26, 2012) was a revolutionary who led the guerrilla force Second National Front of Escambray during the Cuban Revolution against Fulgencio Batista and later opposed the government of Fidel Castro over its pro-Soviet leanings.[1] His brother Carlos Gutiérrez Menoyo died in the Presidential Palace attack of March 13, 1957.
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Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo | |
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![]() Menoyo (center) with Fidel Castro and William Alexander Morgan in Havana (1959) | |
Born | (1934-12-08)December 8, 1934 |
Died | October 26, 2012(2012-10-26) (aged 77) |
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation | Revolutionary |
Years active | 1945–2012 |
Known for | Major of the Second National Front of Escambray, Havana Presidential Palace attack (1957) |
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