Manuel Benitez Valdés
Manuel Benitez Valdes | |
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Valdés in 1941 | |
| Aide-de-camp to Colonel Fulgencio Batista | |
| In office 1933–1941 | |
| National Chief of Police of the Republic of Cuba | |
| In office 1941–1944 | |
| President | Fulgencio Batista |
| Preceded by | Bernardo Garcia |
| Delegate to the Congress of Cuba | |
| In office 1948–1959 | |
| President | Fulgencio Batista |
| Prime Minister | Fulgencio Batista |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | September 26, 1910 Pinar del Rio, Cuba |
| Died | January 6, 2003 (aged 92) Miami, United States |
| Spouse | “Lolita” Ochoa Feijoo |
| Parent | Manuel Benítez González |
| Nickname(s) | Nilo, El Bonito |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Sergeant's Coup |
| Commands | Pinar del Rio Regiment |
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Manuel Benítez y Valdés was the Chief of the national police of the Republic of Cuba under President Fulgencio Batista. He has been described as a "...rough, tough General..." He would often carry out Batista's orders with ruthless efficiency. Cuban historian Abel Rojas Barallobre writes that he is "...one of the most nefarious men in the history of Cuba."