ARMY CORPS GENERAL JOAQUIN QUINTAS SOLA
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ARMY CORPS GENERAL JOAQUIN QUINTAS SOLA
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He was born on March 12, 1939
He is a Higher Military School graduate.
He participated
in the revolutionary struggle against the Batista tyranny, undertaking different
actions as a member of the 26th of July Movement. He joined the
Rebel Army in 1958 and formed part of the Frank País Second Eastern Front. He
fought at the head of a group of troops in the struggle against bandits in the
early sixties.
He is a member of
the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and Deputy to the National
Assembly of the People’s Power.
He has filled,
among others, the following positions: Infantry Battalion Commander, Chief of
Staff and Commander of the Motorized Infantry Division, Chief of Staff of the
Central Army, Second Chief of the Western Army, Deputy Chief of the General
Staff of the Operations Division.
He accomplished
two internationalist missions in the People’s Republic of Angola.
He has been awarded the title of Hero of the Republic of Cuba.
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