The son of a high-ranking communist party official, Vladimiro Roca could have lived a life of privilege and luxury in Cuba. Instead, he set a powerful moral example by giving it all up for the cause of freedom. Via the Center for a FREE Cuba: Vladimiro Roca's courageous break with the Cuban Dictatorship. A moral
Vladimiro Roca Antunez, who battled against the tyranny of the communist Castro dictatorship for decades, has died in Havana at the age of 80. The death of Roca leaves a large hole in the Cuban opposition movement, but it also leaves behind a legacy for young Cubans to follow. Via CubaNet (my translation): Prominent Cuban
Vladimiro Roca Antúnez, the son of a prominent communist leader who grew to become a dissident and opposed Fidel Castro when few dared at the time, died on Sunday, members of the opposition and Cuban independent media reported.