Arnaldo Ochoa

Arnaldo Ochoa

Arnaldo Tomás Ochoa in Angola, 1980
Born1930
Cacocum, Cuba
DiedJuly 13, 1989 (aged 58–59)
Baracoa, Cuba
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Buried
Havana's Cemetery
Allegiance Cuba
BranchCuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
RankGeneral
Battles / warsCuban Revolution
Invasion of the Dominican Republic
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Angolan Civil War
Ogaden War
AwardsHero of the Republic of Cuba (1984-1989)

Arnaldo Tomás Ochoa Sánchez (1930 – July 13, 1989) was a Cuban general who was executed alongside Antonio de la Guardia by the government of Fidel Castro after being found guilty of a variety of crimes including drug smuggling and treason.