Leader of Cuba's dissident dies
- Published: 15/10/2011 at 02:09 PM
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The founder of Cuba's Ladies in White dissident group, Laura Pollan, died in a Havana hospital aged 63, fellow activists said, hailing her work and lamenting the loss to the opposition's cause.
The founder of Cuba's Ladies in White dissident group, Laura Pollan (pictured in February), died a week after being admitted to hospital due to respiratory failure, a fellow activist said.
Pollan -- whose group has been at the center of efforts to promote change in Cuba after more than five decades of one-party Communist rule -- had been rushed to hospital a week ago after suffering acute respiratory distress.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
