Jorge Luis González Tanquero
Jorge Luis González Tanquero | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1970 |
| Died | (aged 46) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Jorge Luis González Tanquero (c. 1970 – 27 November 2016) was a Cuban dissident.[1] He was declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.[2]
When his family defected to the United States, then-President of the United States George W. Bush noted "They recently arrived from Cuba, but without Melissa's father. Jorge Luis Gonzalez Tanquero dared to defend the human rights of his countrymen. For that, he was arrested for crimes against the state. He languished in poor health inside a Cuban prison".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jorge Luis González Tanquero". payolibre.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
- ^ "Cuba: One year too many: prisoners of conscience from the March 2003 crackdown". Amnesty International. 16 March 2004.
- ^ "President George W. Bush - Remarks at the U.S. Department of State on Cuba". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07.
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