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Yoani Sánchez

1975 - Today

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Yoani María Sánchez Cordero (born September 4, 1975) is a Cuban blogger who has achieved international fame and multiple international awards for her critical portrayal of life in Cuba under its current government. Sánchez attended primary school during the affluent time when the Soviet Union was providing considerable aid to Cuba. However, her high school and university education coincided with the loss of financial aid to Cuba following the Soviet Union's collapse, creating a highly public educational system and style of living that subsequently left Sánchez with a strong need for personal privacy. Sánchez's university education left her with two understandings; first, that she had acquired a disgust for "high culture", and second that she no longer had an interest in philology, her chosen field of university study. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Yoani Sánchez is the 710th most popular social activist (down from 692nd in 2024), the 184th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 176th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Cuban Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Yoani Sánchez ranks 710 out of 840. Before her are Stanislav Markelov, Julia Butterfly Hill, Anna Hutsol, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Pauli Murray, and Susana Trimarco. After her are Judith Heumann, Grace Abbott, Zakia Zaki, Gloria Allred, Munir Said Thalib, and Derek Chauvin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Yoani Sánchez ranks 435. Before her are Sultan Ibragimov, Michael Kretschmer, Mara Carfagna, Toni Ribas, Eicca Toppinen, and Grischa Niermann. After her are Toni Gardemeister, Marinette Pichon, Gabriel Soto, Isaac Gálvez, Magnus Bäckstedt, and Luca Castellazzi.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Yoani Sánchez ranks 184 out of 300. Before her are Andrés Aldama (1956), Guillermo Rigondeaux (1980), Driulis González (1973), Estela Rodríguez (1967), Dayron Robles (1986), and Legna Verdecia (1972). After her are Anier García (1976), Marlene Forte (1961), Wilfredo León (1993), Tania Bruguera (1968), Ana Fernández (1973), and Pedro Pablo Pichardo (1993).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Cuba

Among social activists born in Cuba, Yoani Sánchez ranks 5. Before her are Camilo Cienfuegos (1932), Huber Matos (1918), Frank País (1934), and Oswaldo Payá (1952).

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