Norberto Collado Abreu
Norberto Collado Abreu (February 23, 1921 – April 2, 2008) was the
President Fulgencio Batista
's government in 1959.
Collado Abreu joined the
Cuban Navy in April 1941 during World War II.[1][2] He participated with the sinking of the German submarine German submarine U-176 in May 1943 in the waters northeast of Havana.[2]
However, after the war Collado Abreu's
left-wing sympathies caused him to be imprisoned, where he met Fidel Castro, who was also imprisoned at the time.[1] Both Castro and Collado Abreu were later freed as part of an amnesty program.[1] The two went into exile in Mexico, along with other supporters of Castro.[1]
The Granma, commanded by Castro, began its journey on the night of November 25, 1956, from the
Tuxpan in Mexico. Collado Abreu captained the Granma, which carried a total of 82 rebels, including Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro, Camilo Cienfuegos and Che Guevara, from Mexico to its landing site in eastern Cuba, in what is now Granma Province.[1] The landing on December 2, 1956, marked the start of the Cuban Revolution, which eliminated Fulgencio Batista from power in 1959.[1] Collado Abreu was captured soon after landing the Granma in Cuba.[2] He was sentenced to prison, where he remained until the triumph of the Revolution in 1959.[2]
Collado Abreu continued to work in various capacities for the
Cuban Navy after the Revolution until 1981.[1]
Norberto Collado Abreu died in Cuba on April 2, 2008.Cuban News Agency, a Cuban state news agency, did not disclose his age or cause of death at the time.[1] His funeral was the same day as his death at the Pantheon of the Revolutionary Armed Forces in Colon Cemetery in Havana.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Collado Abreu, helsman of boat that brought Castro to Cuba, dies in Havana". Associated Press. International Herald Tribune. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ Cuban News Agency. 2008-04-02. Archived from the originalon 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
External links
- After receiving U.S. congressional recognition, he became the ‘Granma’ helmsman Granma Internacional, 2001-11-30
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