Rolando Cubela Secades | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 19 January 1933 |
| Died | 23 August 2022 (aged 89) Doral, Florida, US |
| Occupation | Revolutionary |
| Known for | Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil |
| Notable work | Leader Escambray Front, Battle of Santa Clara, CIA asset and attempted assassination of Fidel Castro |
| Children | 2 |
Rolando Cubela Secades (19 January 1933 – 23 August 2022) was a Cuban revolutionary leader who played a vital part in the Cuban Revolution, having been a founding member of the Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil and later the military leader of the DRE's Escambray Mountain front,[1] achieving the rank of Commander, the highest military rank in the Revolutionary Army. After the Revolution succeeded in 1959, Cubela became Cuba's envoy to UNESCO. Under the cryptonym AM/LASH, Cubela became "an important asset" of the Central Intelligence Agency, and worked with them on plots to assassinate Fidel Castro.[2] In 1966, Cubela was arrested for plotting the assassination of Castro, and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Released in 1979, he went into exile in Spain.
- ^ Bonachea & San Martin 1974, p. 185.
- ^ Chambliss & Zatz 1993, p. 329.