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Celia Sánchez

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Celia Sánchez
BornMay 9, 1920
Media Luna, Cuba
DiedJanuary 11, 1980
Cuba
NationalityCuban


Celia Sánchez Manduley (May 9, 1920 – January 11, 1980) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Sánchez was born in 1920 in a rural bourgeois family. She worked in her father's medical practice after high school and never attended university.[1]

Cuban Revolution[edit | edit source]

Sánchez led the underground wing of the July 26 Movement and chose the landing site of the Granma in 1956. She created a farmers' militia who supplied guerrillas in the Sierra Maestra. Sánchez herself became the first woman to join the Cuban Revolution.[1]

Later life[edit | edit source]

After the revolution, Sánchez helped create the new Cuban government and oversaw literacy programs and the creation of wildlife reserves.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Celia Sánchez: Icon of the Cuban Revolution" (2014-08-12). Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-01-14.