Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a key figure of the Cuban Revolution and ally of Fidel Castro, has died (opens original article in a new tab)

Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a former Cuban vice president and key revolutionary figure, has died at 94. He was a close ally of Fidel and Raúl Castro and held various government positions over decades.

• Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a key figure of the Cuban Revolution and former vice president, died at 94.
• Valdés was a close ally of Fidel and Raúl Castro since the 1953 Moncada barracks attack and held significant roles in Cuba's government.
• Valdés fell out with Fidel Castro in 1986, re-entered politics in 2003, and was later elevated to vice president under Raúl Castro.