While a teenager Carlos Alberto Montaner was joyful
when Fidel Castro's revolution propelled Castro to
power in Cuba, overthrowing Fulgencio Batista. His joy,
however, turned to anger and chagrin when Castro
next imposed communism on the Cuban people.
Escaping in 1961, he spent most of his life in Spain
writing novels and political commentary (mostly
the latter). He became a member of the Miami Herald
editorial board, along the way in his career as an
advocate for freedom, democracy, and human rights
in Cuba and elsewhere.
Montaner explained, "There is a secret family of victims
of totalitarianism, which can be the families in Burma
(now Myanmar) or the victims in North Korea or in
Iran or in Cuba. We feel a special bond with them
because we belong to the same family."
Carlos Alberto Montaner was also a splendid human being.
He has passed away at 80. Viva Cuba libre!
Requiescat in pace.
MEM
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