SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Camilo Cienfuegos

1932 - 1959

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Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán (Spanish: [kaˈmilo sjeɱˈfweɣos ɣorjaˈɾan]; 6 February 1932 – 28 October 1959) was a Cuban revolutionary. One of the major figures of the Cuban Revolution, he was considered second only to Fidel Castro among the revolutionary leadership. The son of Spanish anarchists, Cienfuegos engaged with left-wing politics from an early age, going on to join the opposition movement against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Camilo Cienfuegos has received more than 1,044,405 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Camilo Cienfuegos is the 66th most popular social activist (down from 56th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Social Activist.

Camilo Cienfuegos is most famous for being the second-in-command of Fidel Castro's revolutionary forces. He was killed in a plane crash in 1959.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Camilo Cienfuegos ranks 66 out of 840. Before him are Alexei Navalny, Mustafa Barzani, Thích Quảng Đức, Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, José Rizal, and Witold Pilecki. After him are Beatrice Cenci, Bhagat Singh, Jenny von Westphalen, Buenaventura Durruti, Dominique Pire, and Aleksandr Ulyanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Camilo Cienfuegos ranks 28. Before him are Dian Fossey, Roh Tae-woo, Glenn Gould, Anthony Perkins, Anatoliy Solovianenko, and Carlos Saura. After him are Gerhard Richter, Houari Boumédiène, Ellen Burstyn, Melvin Schwartz, Michel Legrand, and Sirikit. Among people deceased in 1959, Camilo Cienfuegos ranks 14. Before him are Raymond Chandler, Billie Holiday, Adolf Windaus, Boris Vian, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Shirō Ishii. After him are Bohuslav Martinů, George Grosz, Buddy Holly, Alfred Schütz, Errol Flynn, and Arthur Cecil Pigou.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Camilo Cienfuegos ranks 8 out of 300. Before him are Raúl Castro (1931), Fulgencio Batista (1901), José Raúl Capablanca (1888), Italo Calvino (1923), José Martí (1853), and Paul Lafargue (1842). After him are Alberto Korda (1928), Andy García (1956), Gloria Estefan (1957), Compay Segundo (1907), Emilio Mola (1887), and Celia Cruz (1925).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Cuba

Among social activists born in Cuba, Camilo Cienfuegos ranks 1. After him are Huber Matos (1918), Frank País (1934), Oswaldo Payá (1952), and Yoani Sánchez (1975).

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