Sergio del Valle Jiménez
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Sergio del Valle Jiménez (15 April 1927—15 November 2007) was a high-ranking Cuba
n military and government official who served as army chief of staff
during the 1962 Missile Crisis
and headed various cabinet ministries during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
A physician by training, Sergio del Valle became a part of the movement against the government of Fulgencio Batista
in the 1950s and, by 1957, was fighting in Fidel Castro
's rebel army's second column under the leadership of Camilo Cienfuegos
. After Castro took power, del Valle served in a number of top positions, most notably his key military post at the time of the Missile Crisis. In subsequent decades, he was Interior Minister (1968–79) and Public Health Minister (1979–86).
Sergio del Valle died in Havana
at the age of 80.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n military and government official who served as army chief of staff
Military of Cuba
The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces consist of ground forces, naval forces, air and air defence forces, and other paramilitary bodies including the Territorial Troops Militia , Revolutionary Armed Forces , and Youth Labor Army .The armed forces has long been the...
during the 1962 Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation among the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States in October 1962, during the Cold War...
and headed various cabinet ministries during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
A physician by training, Sergio del Valle became a part of the movement against the government of Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was the United States-aligned Cuban President, dictator and military leader who served as the leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1959, before being overthrown as a result of the Cuban Revolution....
in the 1950s and, by 1957, was fighting in Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
's rebel army's second column under the leadership of Camilo Cienfuegos
Camilo Cienfuegos
Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán was a Cuban revolutionary born in Lawton, Havana. Raised in an anarchist family that had left Spain before the Spanish Civil War, he became a key figure of the Cuban Revolution, along with Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Juan Almeida Bosque, and Raúl Castro.-Political...
. After Castro took power, del Valle served in a number of top positions, most notably his key military post at the time of the Missile Crisis. In subsequent decades, he was Interior Minister (1968–79) and Public Health Minister (1979–86).
Sergio del Valle died in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
at the age of 80.