Arnaldo Ochoa | |
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Born | 1930 Cacocum, Cuba |
Died | July 13, 1989 (aged 58–59) Baracoa, Cuba |
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Buried | Havana's Cemetery |
Allegiance | Cuba |
Service | Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces |
Rank | General |
Battles / wars | Cuban 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.