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Sep 12, 2009 7:25 pm US/Eastern
Cuba VP Bosque Dies Of Heart Attack
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Juan Almeida Bosque, Vice President of Cuba, who died Friday of a heart attack. He is seen here in a recent picture along with a photo from the Cuban Revolution, where he was one of Fidel Castro's comrades
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Juan Almeida Bosque, a comrade-in-arms of Fidel
Castro since the start of his guerrilla struggle more than a half-century ago, has died of a heart attack at 82. He was the third ranked official in the Cuban government led by Raul Castro at the time of his death.
Bosque had been among only three surviving rebel leaders who still bore the honorary title "Commander of the Revolution."
A statement read in Cuban government media said Almeida will "live on forever in the hearts and minds of his compatriots."
Almeida was a highly visible member of Cuba's ruling elite, sitting on the Communist Party's politburo and serving as a vice presidents on the Council of State, the country's supreme governing body.
Born Feb. 27, 1927, Almeida was often seen at public events in his uniform, alongside
Castro until
Castro became ill and resigned the presidency in February 2008.
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