Vilma Lucila Espín Guillois was a Cuban revolutionary, feminist, and chemical engineer. She helped supply and organize the 26th of July Movement as an underground spy, and took an active role in many
Espín c. 1958
Raúl Castro, Vilma Espín, Jorge Risquet and José Nivaldo Causse (1958)
Espín and Fidel Castro during the formation of the Federation of Cuban Women, August 1960
Lis Cuesta Peraza de Díaz-Canel is a Cuban politician and former tourism executive who is the current First Lady of Cuba since 2018 as the second wife of Miguel Díaz-Canel, the First Secretary of the
Vilma Espín
…1976 – 18 June 2007 De facto 16 February 1959 – 2 December 1976 Leader Fidel Castro Raúl Castro Preceded by María de la Caridad Molina Succeeded by Lis Cuesta Peraza (2018) President of the Federation of Cuban Women In office 23 August 1960 – 18 June 2007 Succeeded by Yolanda Ferrer Gómez as General Secretary Other…