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Emilio Ochoa, signer of Cuba's 1940 constitution, dies at 99
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jul 02, 2007 07:30am |
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| News Date | Wednesday, June 27, 2007 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | MIAMI (AP) - Emilio Ochoa, believed to be the last remaining signer of Cuba's 1940 constitution, died Wednesday, family member said. He was 99.
Ochoa, one week shy of his 100th birthday, died at his Miami home from cardiac arrest due to old age, his son-in-law Rafael Sosa said.
"He was a man who only thought about his country and fought all his life for Democracy and honesty," Sosa said. "He has been in every cause for the liberty of Cuba."
Born July 4, 1907, Ochoa was elected a senator in 1940 and served until 1948.
In 1960, Ochoa fled Cuba but returned to the island a year later, hoping Cuba's 1940 constitution would be revived after the Bay of Pigs invasion. He left Cuba for good in the early 1960s. |
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