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Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Architect of Cuba’s Surveillance State, Dies at 94

Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Architect of Cuba’s Surveillance State, Dies at 94

Considered the country’s most powerful leader after the Castro brothers, he was the first director of the Interior Ministry, keeping a close eye on dissent.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/world/americas/ramiro-valdes-menendez-dead.html

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