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Camilo Cienfuegos
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| Born | February 6, 1932 |
| Died | October 28, 1959 (aged 27) |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Organization | 26th of July Movement |
Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán (Spanish: [kaˈmilo sjenˈfweɣos ɡorjaˈɾan]; February 6, 1932 – October 28, 1959) was a Cuban revolutionary. He was born in Lawton, Havana. He was raised in an anarchist family that had left Spain before the Spanish Civil War. Cienfuegos became a key figure of the Cuban Revolution, along with Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Juan Almeida Bosque, and Raúl Castro.
On October 28, 1959, Cienfuegos's Cessna 310 ('FAR-53') disappeared over the ocean during a night flight from Camagüey to Havana. He was declared dead on the same day when searches for the plane failed. He was 27 years old.
Images for kids
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Cienfuegos (right) with Fidel Castro in 1959 playing baseball. The team name Barbudos means "bearded ones"
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Cienfuegos, left, entering Havana with Fidel Castro in January 1959.
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The Order of Cienfuegos
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Steel outline of Cienfuegos on the Ministry of Informatics and Communications, Havana, Cuba, 2011