Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo
Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo (December 8, 1934 – October 26, 2012) was a revolutionary who led the guerrilla force Second National Front of Escambray during the Cuban Revolution against Fulgencio Batista and later opposed the government of Fidel Castro over its pro-Soviet leanings. His brother Carlos Gutiérrez Menoyo died in the Presidential Palace attack of March 13, 1957.
Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo | |
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Menoyo (center) with Fidel Castro and William Alexander Morgan in Havana (1959) | |
| Born | December 8, 1934 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | October 26, 2012 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Revolutionary |
| Years active | 1945–2012 |
| Known for | Major of the Second National Front of Escambray, Havana Presidential Palace attack (1957) |
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