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Cruz Varela, María Elena
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- 2012 September 5 (Creation)
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Cuban poet, activist, and political prisoner. Cruz Varela led a group of anti-Castro dissidents called Critico Alternativo, which published a manifesto of grievances and reforms against the government in 1991. She was awarded the Liberal Institute Prize for Freedom in 1992.