Arnaldo Ochoa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ochoa and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Arnaldo Ochoa

Hero of the Republic of Cuba
Born1930
Cacocum, Cuba
DiedJuly 13, 1989 (aged 58–59)
Baracoa, Cuba
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Buried
Havana's Cemetery
Allegiance Cuba
BranchCuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
RankGeneral
ConflictsCuban Revolution
Invasion of the Dominican Republic
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Angolan Civil War
Ogaden War
AwardsHero of the Republic of Cuba (1984-1989)

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

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