Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Cuba’s Feared Head of Surveillance, Dies at 94

The New York Times | June 22, 2026, 5:01 p.m. | Original
Considered the country’s most powerful leader after the Castro brothers, he was the first director of the Interior Ministry, keeping a close eye on dissent.
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