In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Roa and the second or maternal family name is García.
Raúl Roa García (18 April 1907 – 6 July 1982) was a Cubanintellectual, politician and diplomat. He served as Foreign Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976. He was a lawyer and was also a university professor in the 1940s and 1950s. He was also Director of Culture of the Ministry of Education from 1949 to 1951.
Born in Havana, he was 18 when he wrote his first article Ensayo sobre José Martí ("Essay on Jose Marti"). In 1926, while studying law he was jailed for protesting the U.S. intervention in Nicaragua.
In 1927, he met Rubén Martínez Villena who instructed him more on social problems. Additionally, he participated with other anti-imperialist youths and revolutionaries at Universidad Popular José Martí and the Liga Antimperialista. He was also writing for the magazine Revista de Avance and the weekly paper Otro.
In the 1930s, he wrote for Directorio Estudiantil Revolucionario where he crystallized his Marxist-Leninist beliefs.
Roa entered the Ala Izquierda Estudiantil in 1931. In this organization, much more radical, he positions himself more clearly on the necessity of the fight for the sovereignty of Cuba and against imperialism. His writings at this time reflect his firm idea in an armed rebellion. He is arrested and sent to prison.
He left prison in 1933 and wrote Manifiesto al pueblo de Cuba. He participated in the general strike of 1933 that led to the ouster of Gerardo Machado. In March 1935, he was exiled to the United States. There he united with people such as Pablo de la Torriente Brau and founded the organization, Organización Revolucionaria Cubana Antiimperialista (ORCA).
He kept good relations with other Latin American countries and also signed an anti-hijacking agreement with the United States in 1973.
He died in Havana on July 6, 1982. He was married to Dr. Ada Kouri Barreto. Their son, Raúl Roa Kouri, is also a diplomat and has served as Cuba's ambassador to the Holy See and Cuba's representative to the United Nations. His grandfather was Lieutenant Coronel Ramón Roa Gari of the Cuban Liberation Army.
Bibloteca Nacional José Martí de Cuba article(in Spanish)
Centro de Información Para La Prensa bio(in Spanish)
Cuba Literaria bio (in Spanish)
New York Times, July 8, 1982
Roa Director de Cultura Una Política Una Revista, Danay Ramos Ruiz (Havana, Cuba: Research Center & Development of the Cuban Culture, 2002) (in Spanish)
raúl, garcía, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, second, maternal, family, name, garcía, april, 1907, july, 1982, cuban, intellectual, politician, diplomat, served, foreign, minister, cuba, from, 1959, 1976, lawyer, also, university, professor, 194. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Roa and the second or maternal family name is Garcia Raul Roa Garcia 18 April 1907 6 July 1982 was a Cuban intellectual politician and diplomat He served as Foreign Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 He was a lawyer and was also a university professor in the 1940s and 1950s He was also Director of Culture of the Ministry of Education from 1949 to 1951 Raul Roa GarciaRoa in 1961Foreign Minister of CubaIn office 17 July 1959 2 December 1976PresidentOsvaldo Dorticos TorradoPrime MinisterFidel CastroPreceded byRoberto AgramonteSucceeded byIsidoro Malmierca PeoliPersonal detailsBorn 1907 04 18 18 April 1907Havana CubaDied6 July 1982 1982 07 06 aged 75 Havana CubaPolitical partyCommunist Party of CubaSpouseAda KouriChildrenRaul Roa KouriParent s Raul RoaMaria Luisa GarciaOccupationWriter politician diplomat and professorBorn in Havana he was 18 when he wrote his first article Ensayo sobre Jose Marti Essay on Jose Marti In 1926 while studying law he was jailed for protesting the U S intervention in Nicaragua In 1927 he met Ruben Martinez Villena who instructed him more on social problems Additionally he participated with other anti imperialist youths and revolutionaries at Universidad Popular Jose Marti and the Liga Antimperialista He was also writing for the magazine Revista de Avance and the weekly paper Otro In the 1930s he wrote for Directorio Estudiantil Revolucionario where he crystallized his Marxist Leninist beliefs Roa entered the Ala Izquierda Estudiantil in 1931 In this organization much more radical he positions himself more clearly on the necessity of the fight for the sovereignty of Cuba and against imperialism His writings at this time reflect his firm idea in an armed rebellion He is arrested and sent to prison He left prison in 1933 and wrote Manifiesto al pueblo de Cuba He participated in the general strike of 1933 that led to the ouster of Gerardo Machado In March 1935 he was exiled to the United States There he united with people such as Pablo de la Torriente Brau and founded the organization Organizacion Revolucionaria Cubana Antiimperialista ORCA He kept good relations with other Latin American countries and also signed an anti hijacking agreement with the United States in 1973 He died in Havana on July 6 1982 He was married to Dr Ada Kouri Barreto Their son Raul Roa Kouri is also a diplomat and has served as Cuba s ambassador to the Holy See and Cuba s representative to the United Nations His grandfather was Lieutenant Coronel Ramon Roa Gari of the Cuban Liberation Army Cuba portalReferences editArchivo Opus Habana article in Spanish Bibloteca Nacional Jose Marti de Cuba article in Spanish Centro de Informacion Para La Prensa bio in Spanish Cuba Literaria bio in Spanish New York Times July 8 1982 Roa Director de Cultura Una Politica Una Revista Danay Ramos Ruiz Havana Cuba Research Center amp Development of the Cuban Culture 2002 in Spanish Political officesPreceded byRoberto Agramonte y Pichardo Foreign Minister of Cuba1959 1976 Succeeded byIsidoro Malmierca Peoli nbsp nbsp This Cuban diplomat related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raul Roa Garcia amp oldid 1182383092, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
