Carlos Franqui, writer, political activist. (Cifuentes)
Carlos Franqui was born on December 4, 1921 in Cifuentes, Villa Clara, Cuba. He was married to Suada Delic. He died on April 16, 2010 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
After the Fulgencio Batista coup in 1952, he became involved with the “Movimiento 26 de Julio” which was directed by Fidel Castro. Upon the success of the Cuban Revolution in 1959, he was placed in charge of Revolución, which became an official paper. After differences with the regime, he left Cuba with his family and in 1968 officially broke with the government when he signed a letter condemning the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. He became a vocal critic of the Castro government, writing frequently until his death on April 16, 2010.
He continued to campaign against repression in Cuba and other countries. He was officially branded as a traitor by the Cuban government, which accused him of CIA ties. Also, many Cuban exiles shunned Franqui because of his active role in the Cuban revolution.
In the early 1990s he moved to Puerto Rico, where he lived in semi-retirement. In 1996, he founded Carta de Cuba, a quarterly journal featuring high-quality work produced in Cuba by independent journalists and writers. Franqui continued to edit the publication until his death, which occurred on April 16, 2010 in Puerto Rico of bronchial and heart problems.
He is survived by his wife, Suada, two sons, and four grandchildren.
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