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Oswaldo Payá

1952 - 2012

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Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas (29 February 1952 – 22 July 2012) was a Cuban political activist. A devout Catholic, he founded the Christian Liberation Movement in 1987 to oppose the one-party rule of the Cuban Communist Party. He attracted international attention for organizing a petition drive known as the Varela Project, in which 25,000 signatories petitioned the Cuban government to guarantee freedom of speech and freedom of assembly as well as to institute a multi-party democracy. In recognition of his work, he received the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize and People in Need's Homo Homini Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oswaldo Payá is the 550th most popular social activist (down from 547th in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 127th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Cuban Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Oswaldo Payá ranks 550 out of 840. Before him are Ekaterina Karavelova, John Peters Humphrey, Raisa Aronova, Hebe de Bonafini, Fazu Aliyeva, and Bagha Jatin. After him are Wolfe Tone, Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Roger Stone, Sakine Cansız, Marie Stritt, and Aslı Erdoğan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Oswaldo Payá ranks 449. Before him are Valeriy Pidluzhnyy, Albert Camille Vital, Maleeha Lodhi, Patti Davis, Benny Hinn, and Jorge Luis Pinto. After him are Michel Sapin, Daniel Bautista, Ján Kubiš, James P. Bagian, Oleg Romanishin, and Martin Dempsey. Among people deceased in 2012, Oswaldo Payá ranks 351. Before him are Jacques Dupin, Gerry Anderson, Brigitte Engerer, Igor Kvasha, Norman Joseph Woodland, and Anna Schwartz. After him are James Mellaart, Richard Rodney Bennett, Maeve Binchy, Juan Francisco Lombardo, Antonio Cubillo, and Hal David.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Oswaldo Payá ranks 134 out of 300. Before him are Cachao (1918), Miguel Mariano Gómez (1889), Iván Pedroso (1972), Jorge Romo (1923), José Magriñá (1917), and Virgilio Piñera (1912). After him are José Carlos Somoza (1959), Olga Guillot (1922), Héctor Rodríguez (1951), Millard Mitchell (1903), Carlos Hevia (1900), and Jon Secada (1961).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Cuba

Among social activists born in Cuba, Oswaldo Payá ranks 4. Before him are Camilo Cienfuegos (1932), Huber Matos (1918), and Frank País (1934). After him are Yoani Sánchez (1975).

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