Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
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Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez is a Cuban cosmonaut, military officer, and politician who became the first person of African descent and the first Cuban to travel into space.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cuban military personnel
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cosmonaut ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ space traveler ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hero of the Republic of Cuba
NERFINISHED
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Hero of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Georgi Dimitrov NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Karl Marx NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Lenin ⓘ Order of Playa Girón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Cuba
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-01-29 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Cuban ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
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space exploration ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle |
Hero of the Republic of Cuba
NERFINISHED
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cosmonaut of the USSR ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1980-09-26 ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
Russian
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1980-09-18 ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Assembly of People's Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 7 days 20 hours 43 minutes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Cuban in space
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being the first person of African descent in space ⓘ |
| occupation |
cosmonaut
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engineer ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Intercosmos program
NERFINISHED
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Soviet–Cuban spaceflight cooperation ⓘ |
| partOf | Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces officer corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
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Guantánamo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
deputy of the National Assembly of People's Power
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head of the Cuban Institute of Aeronautics and Space ⓘ |
| residence | Havana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
Intercosmos
NERFINISHED
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Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceMission | Soyuz 38 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceStationVisited | Salyut 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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