SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Huber Matos

1918 - 2014

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Huber Matos Benítez (26 November 1918 – 27 February 2014) was a Cuban military leader, political dissident, activist, and writer. He opposed the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista from its inception in 1952 and fought alongside Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro, Che Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos and other members of the 26th of July Movement to overthrow it. Following the success of the Cuban Revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power, he criticized the regime's shift in favor of Marxist principles and ties to the Popular Socialist Party (PSP). Convicted of treason and sedition by the revolutionary government, he spent 20 years in prison (1959–1979) before being released in 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Huber Matos is the 243rd most popular social activist (down from 224th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 35th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Cuban Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Huber Matos ranks 243 out of 840. Before him are Marina Ginestà, Harro Schulze-Boysen, Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Vandana Shiva, Juliana of Stolberg, and Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid. After him are Jan Gotlib Bloch, David Riazanov, Narges Mohammadi, Jean Ziegler, Abba Kovner, and Kate Sheppard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Huber Matos ranks 97. Before him are Thomas Gordon, Jean-Marie Loret, Ian Stevenson, Dora Ratjen, Gara Garayev, and Antonín Mrkos. After him are Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Ben Johnson, William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Henry Calvin, Abba Kovner, and Lo Wei. Among people deceased in 2014, Huber Matos ranks 115. Before him are Björn Waldegård, Andrea de Cesaris, Igor Mitoraj, Jimmy Ellis, Malcolm Glazer, and Chespirito. After him are Tommy Ramone, Ralph Waite, Alexander Shulgin, Edward Herrmann, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, and Go Seigen.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Huber Matos ranks 38 out of 300. Before him are Sergio Oliva (1941), Mel Martínez (1946), Nicolás Guillén (1902), Alberto Juantorena (1950), Leo Brouwer (1939), and Omara Portuondo (1930). After him are Tomas Milian (1933), Carlos Puebla (1917), Steven Bauer (1956), Ana de Armas (1988), Pérez Prado (1916), and Carlos Finlay (1833).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Cuba

Among social activists born in Cuba, Huber Matos ranks 2. Before him are Camilo Cienfuegos (1932). After him are Frank País (1934), Oswaldo Payá (1952), and Yoani Sánchez (1975).

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