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 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.
Prominent Cuban dissident Vladimiro Roca died miamiherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miamiherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ten months after unprecedented anti-government protests rocked Cuba, parliament unanimously approved Sunday penal reform opponents say is designed to quash future displays of public discontent.