Legendary Cuban spy chief Ramiro Valdes dies at 94 (opens in new tab)

"The physical disappearance of the commander of the revolution Ramiro Valdes Menendez causes me deep sadness, like that of a father," Diaz-Canel wrote on X. Valdes was one of the few remaining survivors, along with Fidel's brother Raul, of the Granma expedition of 1956, when the Castros and other rebels sailed on Cuba from exile in Mexico to overthrow US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista. The attack marked the start of a guerrilla war that would sweep Batista from power a little over two year...