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The death of a sixth Cuban general in the last two weeks deepened the mystery and the great official secrecy surrounding this succession of high-ranking military deaths that occurred after the July 11 anti-government protests on the island.

State television Caribbean Channel, cited by CNN, announced on Wednesday the death of the military Gilberto Antonio Cardero Snchez.

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The brief report of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces did not offer details of the causes of death.

Cordero Snchez joined the list of generals killed after the demonstrations that haunted the country. They are: Armando Choy Rodrguez, Rubn Martnez Puente, Manuel Eduardo Lastres Pacheco, Agustn Pea Porres and Marcelo Verdecia Perdomo.

The successive deaths of the six Cuban generals different versions of the causes of these deaths have been rolled out. Although these are elderly military personnel, the Miami exile did not fail to draw attention to the fact that they all occurred after the protests.

According to the Miami portal local10.com, the cause of the succession of deaths of high-ranking military personnel would be an outbreak of Covid-19.

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An outbreak of coronavirus during a face-to-face meeting after the July 11 uprising may have been the cause of their deaths, but the Cuban government has not reported if this was the case, he explained.

The island suffers a serious health crisis due to the increase in coronavirus cases despite having started a vaccination campaign with the national formulas Soberana02 and Abdala.

Cordero Snchez had a long history in the Cuban Revolution. He had joined column 1 of the rebel army in May 1957 under the orders of Fidel Castro. Later, he was selected to found the Second Eastern Front Frank Pas where he remained until the triumph of the Revolution, according to the official report.

The Caribbean Channel He said that Cardero Snchez had different responsibilities in the Armed Forces, related to the preparation of military operations, the construction of defense-related works and also economic and social development plans.

The second to last high-ranking soldier who died was the Brigadier General, Armando Choy Rodrguez, who died on Monday, as reported on Twitter by the Marta Abreu Central University, in the province of Villa Clara, in the center of the island.

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Choy Rodrguez was also historian and founder of the July 26 Movement, who fought against the Batista dictatorship, in Villa Clara. Had 87 years.

Another of the deceased soldiers is the reserve general Rubn Martnez Puente. The Florida press credited him with having given the order to shoot down two planes belonging to the group of exiles in February 1996. Brothers to the Rescue looking for rafters on the high seas in the 90s. A few days before the shooting down, which occurred in Cuban jurisdictional waters, the small planes had dropped pamphlets in Havana.

The announcement of his death was made last Saturday by the Cuban Ministry of the Interior. The military had 79 years.

Also passed away Manuel Eduardo Lastres Pacheco, Chief of the Army of the East. He had joined Fidel Castros guerrilla in 1957 and was under the command of Ernesto Che Guevara. Cuban government television reported that he died on Monday.

Marcelo Verdecia Perdomo was a reserve brigadier general. According to the Miami press, he was one of Fidel Castros bodyguards. Granma reported his death on July 20.

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Finally, Agustn Pea Porres, was the head of the western Cuban army. He was a delegate to the VIII Congress of the Communist Party and a member of its Central Committee.

His death was announced by the state newspaper Granma the July 18.

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