Pedro Luis Boitel

Pedro Luis Boitel

Pedro Luis Boitel (May 13, 1931 – May 25, 1972) was a Cuban poet and dissident who opposed the governments of both Fulgencio Batista and Fidel Castro.[1] In 1961, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Boitel died during a hunger strike in prison in 1972 while serving a sentence handed down by the communist regime.

  1. ^ "Foreword to 'Boitel Vive'". Archived from the original on November 14, 2013.