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Miguel Brugueras

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Miguel Brugueras
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Cuba
In office
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Ambassador of Cuba to Argentina
In office
?
Ambassador of Cuba to Panama
In office
1977-1979
Ambassador of Cuba to Lebanon
In office
1974-1977
Personal details
Born
Miguel Brugueras del Valle

1939 (1939)
Died2006 (aged 66–67)
Children2, including Tania

Miguel Brugueras del Valle (1939–2006) was a Cuban politician and diplomat, and a "devout fidelista".[1]

During the dictatorship of Batista he was an activist.[2] In 1959, he became a diplomat.[2]

Brugueras was a diplomat in Paris (1973–1974), then Ambassador to Lebanon (1974–1977), Panama (1977–1979) and Argentina,[1][3] and later Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism. He directed the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina.

In 1979, Brugueras and his wife divorced due to political differences, and she and their two daughters returned to Cuba.[3]

His daughter Tania Bruguera is an artist.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ann Louise Bardach (6 October 2009). Without Fidel: A Death Foretold in Miami, Havana and Washington. Simon and Schuster. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4165-8007-2. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Alvarez, Carlos Manuel. "Tania Bruguera: Cuban artist fights for free expression". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b Bass, Nicole. "Biography by Nicole Bass" (PDF). www.taniabruguera.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2016.