Vilma Espín

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Vilma Espín was a Cuban revolutionary, chemical engineer, and prominent women's rights advocate who became one of the most influential figures in post-revolutionary Cuba.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cuban revolutionary
chemical engineer
human
women's rights activist
advocatedFor family law reform in Cuba
gender equality
awardReceived Heroine of Labour of the Republic of Cuba
surface form: Heroine of the Republic of Cuba

Order of Mariana Grajales
Order of Playa Girón
burialPlace Mausoleum of the Frank País Second Eastern Front
causeOfDeath complications from a long illness
combatantIn Sierra Maestra campaign
countryOfCitizenship Cuba
dateOfBirth 1930-04-07
dateOfDeath 2007-06-18
describedBySource Cuban state media
educatedAt Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Universidad de Oriente
familyName Espín
fieldOfStudy chemical engineering
founded Federation of Cuban Women
fullName Vilma Espín self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vilma Lucila Espín Guillois
gender female
givenName Vilma
hasChild Alejandro Castro Espín
Nilsa Castro Espín
surface form: Déborah Castro Espín

Mariela Castro
Nilsa Castro Espín
ideology communism
languageSpoken Spanish
memberOf 26th of July Movement
movement Cuban Revolution
notableFor advocacy for women's rights in Cuba
leadership in the Federation of Cuban Women
participatedIn Cuban Revolution
placeOfBirth Santiago de Cuba
placeOfDeath Havana, Cuba
surface form: Havana
politicalAffiliation Communist Party of Cuba
positionHeld Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba
Member of the Council of State of Cuba
Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba
President of the Federation of Cuban Women
regionOfActivity Cuba
relative Fidel Castro
religion atheism
residence Havana, Cuba
surface form: Havana
spouse Raúl Castro
workedAs engineer
guerrilla fighter
politician

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Raúl Castro spouse Vilma Espín
Rebel Army notableMember Vilma Espín
Vilma Espín fullName Vilma Espín self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vilma Lucila Espín Guillois
Federation of Cuban Women foundedBy Vilma Espín
Castro hasNotableBearer Vilma Espín
this entity surface form: Vilma Espín (by marriage)
Espín hasNotableBearer Vilma Espín
Mariela Castro parent Vilma Espín
FMC founder Vilma Espín
subject surface form: Federación de Mujeres Cubanas
FMC notableLeader Vilma Espín
subject surface form: Federación de Mujeres Cubanas
Alejandro Castro Espín mother Vilma Espín
Nilsa Castro Espín mother Vilma Espín