What is José Ramón Fernández?
[[File:Jose Ramon Gallego Fernandez.jpg|alt=|thumb|José Ramón Fernández Álvarez]] '''José Ramón Fernández Álvarez''' (November 4, 1923 – January 6, 2019) was a [[Cuba]]n [[Communist Party of Cuba|Communist]] leader. He was a Vice-President of the [[Cuban Council of Ministers|Council of Ministers]] from 1976 until his death in 2019. == Life == He was born in [[Santiago de Cuba]]. During the [[Bay of Pigs Invasion]] on 17 April 1961, he was director of militia training and based at Managua near [[Havana]]. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the [[Pan American Sports Organization]]. In recognition of his work he was awarded several medals, among them the title of [[Hero of the Republic of Cuba]]. Fernández died on January 6, 2019 in Havana at the age of 95.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/key-cuban-figure-bay-pigs-victory-dies-95-191042523.html Key Cuban figure in Bay of Pigs victory dies at 95]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070319043321/http://www.cubanow.cult.cu/global/loader.php?&item=1214&cont=show.php CubaNow Magazine] {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Jose Ramon}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Cuban politicians]] [[Category:Cuban military people]] [[Category:People from Havana]] {{bio-stub}}