Considered the country’s most powerful leader after the Castro brothers, he was the first director of the Interior Ministry, keeping a close eye on dissent.
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Jun 22, 2026
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Architect of Cuba’s Surveillance State, Dies at 94
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By Anthony DePalma
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