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The General of Division Efigenio Ameijeiras Delgado passed away
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During the night of this February 9, due to a septic shock, the Division General Efigenio Ameijeiras Delgado died at the age of 88.

Biography of Efigenio Amejeiras Delgado

Efigenio was born on September 21, 1931, in Chaparra, former province of Oriente, in the bosom of a humble and revolutionary family. From an early age he identified with the youth of the July 26 Movement, actively participating in actions against tyranny.

The persecution to which he was subjected determined that he traveled to Mexico, a country where he joined the preparations to return to the Homeland with the expeditionaries of the Granma yacht and restart the armed struggle.

He integrated the initial nucleus of the nascent Rebel Army He joined the initial nucleus of the nascent Rebel Army and participated prominently in different combative actions, including in the first victorious action of the guerrillas, the attack on the La Plata barracks, forming part of the squad led by the then Captain Raúl Castro Ruz .

In the year 1958 he was among the founders of the Second Eastern Front “Frank País”, as the Second Chief of the same and Head of Column No. 6 “Juan Manuel Ameijeiras Delgado”.Chief of the National Revolutionary Police In that same year he is promoted to the rank of Commander. At the triumph of the Revolution he is appointed Chief of the National Revolutionary Police.

He fought in Playa Girón as Chief of the National Revolutionary Police Battalion that faced the mercenary invasion and also stood out in the fight against bandits in the Escambray. During his military career he held different responsibilities, including Chief of the General Staff of the Central Army and Deputy Chief Minister of Combative Preparation.

He was ascending in military grade until General of Division. He was part of the contingent of the Cuban troops that fulfilled internationalist mission in the republics of Algeria and Angola. The accumulated merits made him creditor of the status of founder of the Communist Party of Cuba and the Honorary Title of “Hero of the Republic of Cuba.”

At the request of the Division General Efigenio Ameijeiras Delgado, his body was cremated and his ashes will be exposed tomorrow, February 11, from 1.00 p.m. until 5.00 p.m., in the Pantheon of the Veterans of the Necropolis of Columbus, where he will perform the funeral honors.

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