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VILMA ESPIN--DEBORAH--DIES IN CUBA; A LEGACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVISM LIVES ON.

Publication: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
Publication Date: 21-JUN-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
"The Council of State of the Republic of Cuba has declared official mourning in the country on the occasion of the death of outstanding revolutionary fighter Vilma Espin Guillois." So reads an official notice in Prensa Latina to mark the death of "the most admired and respected woman leader in Cuba." Espin was also known as Cuba's first lady, not just because her husband is interim President of Cuba Raul Castro but also because she served as first lady for Fidel Castro, who kept his own wife out of the public limelight. But Espin's accomplishments went much further than that. She was a fighter and hero of the revolution and a lifelong leader in her own right for gender equity and gay rights, and a protagonist for the creation of a...

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