Rolando Cubela Secades

Rolando Cubela Secades
Born	1932 Cienfuegos, Cuba
Died	23 August 2022 (aged 90)
Nationality	Cuban
Occupation	Revolutionary
Known for	Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil
Notable work	El Ataque al Palacio Presidential

Rolando Cubela Secades (1932 – 23 August 2022) was a Cuban revolutionary leader. He played an important part in the Cuban Revolution. He was a founding member of the Directorio Revolucionario Estudantil (DRE) and later the military leader of the DRE's Escambray Mountain front.

In 1966 Cubela was arrested for plotting the assassination of Fidel Castro and was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. Afterwards, he went into exile to Spain, and became a doctor.^[1]

Cubela Secades died on 23 August 2022 at the age of 90.^[2]

1. ↑ Jose M. Cardona (1998), Information Services on Latin America, ISLA, Volume 53, Issue 12
2. ↑ Falleció en Miami el excomandante cubano Rolando Cubela, quien intentó matar a Fidel Castro (in Spanish)