SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Camilo Cienfuegos

1932 - 1959

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Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán (Spanish: [kaˈmilo sjeɱˈfweɣos ɣorjaˈɾan]; 6 February 1932 – 28 October 1959) was a Cuban revolutionary. One of the major figures of the Cuban Revolution, he was considered second only to Fidel Castro among the revolutionary leadership. The son of Spanish anarchists, Cienfuegos engaged with left-wing politics from an early age, going on to join the opposition movement against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. He joined Castro's 26th of July Movement on its expedition to Cuba and was one of the few survivors of the Landing of the Granma. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Camilo Cienfuegos is the 76th most popular social activist (down from 67th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Social Activist.

Camilo Cienfuegos is most famous for being the second-in-command of Fidel Castro's revolutionary forces. He was killed in a plane crash in 1959.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Camilo Cienfuegos ranks 76 out of 840. Before him are José Rizal, Emilia Plater, Yun Chi-ho, Horst Wessel, Babak Khorramdin, and Gunnar Sønsteby. After him are Aleksandr Ulyanov, Anneliese Michel, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Martin Niemöller, Liu Xiaobo, and Jenny von Westphalen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Camilo Cienfuegos ranks 36. Before him are Gerhard Richter, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Anatoliy Solovianenko, Víctor Jara, Khaled al-Asaad, and Melvin Schwartz. After him are Carlos Saura, Ellen Burstyn, Michel Legrand, Frances E. Allen, Abdul Halim Khaddam, and Zito. Among people deceased in 1959, Camilo Cienfuegos ranks 19. Before him are Raymond Chandler, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Boris Vian, D. F. Malan, William Halsey Jr., and Shirō Ishii. After him are George Grosz, Errol Flynn, Ettore Majorana, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, Buddy Holly, and Alfred Schütz.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Camilo Cienfuegos ranks 10 out of 300. Before him are José Raúl Capablanca (1888), Italo Calvino (1923), Miguel Díaz-Canel (1960), José Martí (1853), Paul Lafargue (1842), and Alberto Korda (1928). After him are Andy García (1956), Gloria Estefan (1957), Compay Segundo (1907), Emilio Mola (1887), Celia Cruz (1925), and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1956).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Cuba

Among social activists born in Cuba, Camilo Cienfuegos ranks 1. After him are Huber Matos (1918), Frank País (1934), Oswaldo Payá (1952), and Yoani Sánchez (1975).

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