Carlos Rafael Rodríguez
Carlos Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez (May 23, 1913 – December 8, 1997) was a
Born in Cienfuegos, he became mayor of the city when he was only 20. Four years later, he joined the Communist Party and was appointed editor of the party newspaper, Hoy.[1] He graduated from university in 1939. Although he was a participant in the 1935 general strike against provisional President Carlos Mendieta,[2] in 1942, Rodríguez joined the cabinet of President Fulgencio Batista.[3] A "dedicated Marxist", Rodríguez's participation in the Batista cabinet marked the high point of the regime's collaboration with the Communist Party.[2]
Rodríguez first met
Castro befriended him, and after his victory, he rewarded Rodríguez with top posts in the Cuban government. From 1962 to 1965, Rodríguez headed the
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References
- Domínguez, Jorge I. (1989). To Make a World Safe for Revolution: Cuba's Foreign Policy. Cambridge, Massachusetts: ISBN 0-674-89325-5.
- Suchlicki, Jaime (2002). Cuba: from Columbus to Castro and Beyond, 5th Edition. Washington, D.C.: Brassey's. ISBN 1-57488-436-0.
- Dillon, Sam (December 13, 1997). "Carlos Rodriguez, Castro Ally And Leftist Leader, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved on January 31, 2008.