Arnaldo Ochoa

Arnaldo Ochoa
Born1930
Cacocum, Cuba
DiedJuly 13, 1989 (aged 58–59)
Baracoa, Cuba
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Buried
Havana's Cemetery
Allegiance Cuba
Service / branchCuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
RankGeneral
Battles / warsCuban Revolution
Invasion of the Dominician Republic (1959)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Angolan Civil War
Ogaden War
Awards"Hero of the Revolution"

Arnaldo Tomás Ochoa Sánchez (1930 – July 13, 1989) was a Cuban general who was executed by the government of Fidel Castro after being found guilty of a variety of crimes including drug smuggling and treason.