José Ramón Fernández

José Ramón Carlos Fernández Álvarez (born November 4, 1923 in Santiago de Cuba , † January 6, 2019 in Havana ) was a Cuban politician and military. He was a commander during the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, co-founder of the Communist Party, and was a member of the party's Central Committee since the first congress in 1975; he was also a deputy member of the Politburo between 1981 and 1993 . From 1997 to October 2018 he was President of the Cuban Olympic Committee and was Vice-President of the Council of Ministers . His last military rank was Brigadier General .

He has been awarded numerous orders and medals for his services. In 2001 he was given the honorary title "Hero of the Republic of Cuba".

literature

Wyden, Peter. 1979. Bay of Pigs - The Untold Story. Simon and Schuster. New York. ISBN 0-671-24006-4 ISBN 0224017543 ISBN 978-0-671-24006-6
Fernandez, Jose Ramon. 2001. Bay of Pigs: Washington's First Military Defeat in the Americas. Pathfinder ISBN 0-87348-925-X ISBN 9780873489256
Rodriguez, Juan Carlos. 1999. Bay of Pigs and the CIA. Ocean Press Melbourne. ISBN 1-875284-98-2
Thomas, Hugh. 1971, 1986. The Cuban Revolution . Weidenfeld and Nicolson. London. (Shortened version of Cuba: The Pursuit of Freedom , includes all history 1952-1970) ISBN 0-297-79037-4 ISBN 0-297-78954-6

personal data
SURNAME	Fernández, José Ramón
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Fernández Álvarez, José Ramón Carlos (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	communist brigadier general in Cuba
DATE OF BIRTH	November 4, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH	Santiago de Cuba
DATE OF DEATH	January 6, 2019
Place of death	Havana