Hero of the Republic of Cuba

Highest award of the Republic of Cuba

Award

Hero of the Republic of Cuba

The award of the Hero of the Republic of Cuba

Type| Single-grade order
Presented by| the  Republic of Cuba
Eligibility| Citizens of Cuba, foreigners
Status| Active
Established| 1979
First award| 1980
Related|

* Order of José Martí
* Order of Cienfuegos

The honorary title Hero of the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: Héroe de la República de Cuba) is the highest decoration awarded by the Republic of Cuba. It is equivalent to other hero titles common in the Socialist Bloc. The decoration is physically represented with the Gold Star Medal (Spanish: Medalla Estrella de Oro), hanging in a gold plaque enamelled with the colors of the national flag.

It was established by the Decree-Law Number 30 of 10 December 1979, and it is "awarded to Cuban and foreign citizens in recognition of extraordinary merits achieved in productive labour or in struggles for conquests and in defense of the achievements and interests of the working class, as well as for consistent practice and valuable contributions to proletarian internationalism."[1]

## Recipients

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### Individuals

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It has been received by over forty individuals, also posthumously, including:

* Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (1980)[2]
* Yuri Romanenko (1980)[2]
* Leonid Popov (1980)[3]
* Valery Ryumin (1980)[3]
* Leonid Brezhnev (1981)[citation needed]
* Abelardo Colomé Ibarra (1984)[4]
* Arnaldo Ochoa Sánchez (1984)[4]
* Ulises Rosales del Toro (1989)[5]
* Leopoldo Cintra Frías (1989)[5]
* Ramón Espinosa Martín (1989)[5]
* Enrique Carreras Rolás (1989)[5]
* Rafael Moracén Limonta (1989)[5]
* Fidencio González Peraza (1989)[5]
* Orlando Cardoso Villavicencio (1989)[5]
* Rolando Pérez Quintosa (1992)[6]
* Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (1998)[7]
* Juan Almeida Bosque (1998)[8][7]
* Ramiro Valdés Menéndez (2001)[9][10]
* Guillermo García Frías (2001)[10]
* José Ramón Fernández Álvarez (2001)[10]
* Sergio del Valle Jiménez (2001)[10]
* Pedro Miret Prieto (2001)[10]
* Julio Casas Regueiro (2001)[10]
* Joaquín Quintas Solá (2001)[10]
* Efigenio Ameijeiras Delgado (2001)[10]
* Antonio Enrique Lussón Batlle (2001)[10]
* Samuel Rodiles Planas (2001)[10]
* Raúl Menéndez Tomassevich (2001)[10]
* Vilma Espín Guillois (2001)[11]
* Melba Hernández Rodríguez del Rey (2001)[11]
* Delsa Esther Puebla Viltre (2001)[11]
* Gerardo Hernández Nordelo (2001)[12]
* Ramón Labañino Salazar (2001)[12]
* Fernando González Llort (2001)[12]
* René González Sehwerert (2001)[12]
* Antonio Guerrero Rodríguez (2001)[12]
* José Ramón Machado Ventura (2013)[13]
* Carlos Fernández Gondín (2015)[14]
* Raúl Díaz-Argüelles García (2015)[15]
* Víctor E. Schueg Colás (2015)[16]
* Romárico V. Sotomayor García (2016)[17]
* Álvaro López Miera[18]
* Harry Villegas Tamayo[19]

### Localities

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On 1 January 1984, the title was awarded to the city of Santiago de Cuba.[20]

## See also

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* Hero of the Soviet Union
* Orders, decorations, and medals of Cuba

## References

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1. ^ "Condecoraciones otorgadas por el Estado Cubano". Presidencia y Gobierno de la República de Cuba (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
2. ^ a b Depestre Catony, Leonardo (8 September 2021). "Yuri Romanenko". Habana Radio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 September 2021.
3. ^ a b "Reciben los titulos de Heroe de la Republica de Cuba y la Orden Playa Giron los cosmonautas Leonid Popov y Valeri Riumin". Granma (in Spanish). 29 December 1980. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022.
4. ^ a b "STATE COUNCIL AUTHORIZES DECORATIONS OF GENERALS". HAVANA TV SERVICE. 4 January 1984. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019.
5. ^ a b c d e f g "1 de enero de 1989". fidelcastro.cu (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 June 2022.
6. ^ Vicent, Mauricio (17 February 1992). "El Tribunal Supremo cubano ratifica las penas de muerte a los asesinos de 4 policías". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 March 2020.
7. ^ a b "Raúl Castro: una historia de amor, confianza y certezas". Cubahora (in Spanish). 19 April 2021. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021.
8. ^ "Juan Almeida Bosque, comandante histórico de la revolución cubana". El País (in Spanish). 12 September 2009. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
9. ^ "Ramiro Valdés Menéndez". CIDOB (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 May 2021.
10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Acuerdo 3250 de 2001 de Consejo de Estado". Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba (in Spanish) (5). 2001.
11. ^ a b c "Acuerdo 3328 de 2001 de Consejo de Estado". Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba (in Spanish) (12). 2001.
12. ^ a b c d e "Acuerdo VII-66 de 2011 de Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular". Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba (in Spanish) (48). 2011. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021.
13. ^ "Acuerdo 5003 de 2013 de Consejo de Estado". Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba (in Spanish) (3). 2013. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021.
14. ^ "Acuerdo 5380 de 2015 de Consejo de Estado". Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba (in Spanish) (8). 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021.
15. ^ "Acuerdo 5381 de 2015 de Consejo de Estado". Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba (in Spanish) (8). 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021.
16. ^ "Acuerdo 5382 de 2015 de Consejo de Estado". Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba (in Spanish) (8). 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021.
17. ^ "Acuerdo 5393 de 2016 de Consejo de Estado". Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba (in Spanish) (1). 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021.
18. ^ "Raúl Castro refuerza la cúpula del Partido Comunista". Cubanet (in Spanish).
19. ^ "Falleció el Héroe de la República de Cuba Harry Villegas Tamayo". Granma (in Spanish). 29 December 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021.
20. ^ Pérez Galdós, Víctor (31 December 2018). "Santiago de Cuba: Ciudad Héroe de la República de Cuba". Radio Rebelde (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 August 2021.

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