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Conte Agüero, Luis
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1924-
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Luis Conte Agüero was born in Santiago de Cuba on July 6, 1924. He was a journalist and politician belonging to the Partido Ortodoxo. He was exiled to Venezuela in the 1950s and returned to Cuba on January 6, 1959, working in radio and television and initially supporting the Cuban Revolution. Within a few months of Castro's rule, Conte Agüero broke with the revolutionary movement's communist turn and was sentenced to death by firing squad. He escaped the island and settled in Miami, where he has been a critic of the regime.
He is the author of more than 40 books, including "Cuba: historia de su historia," "América contra el comunismo," and "Mis memorias: Cuba y América."
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Conte Agüero lived in Cuba, Venezuela, and the United States.
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Biographical note written by Amanda Moreno, January 2021.
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- English
- Spanish