Uruguayans in Cuba are people born in Uruguay who live in Cuba, or Cuban-born people of Uruguayan descent.
During the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (1973-1985), more than 1200 Uruguayans went into exile in Cuba, due to leftist parties like the Tupamaros arranging their asylumdom there.
Notable people Past Mario Benedetti (1920-2009), poet and writer Atahualpa del Cioppo (1904-1993), playwright Dahd Sfeir (1932-2015), actress Vladimir Turiansky (1927-2015), Communist politician and trade unionist Daniel Chavarria (1933-2018), revolutionary and writer
See also
Cubans in Uruguay Cuba–Uruguay relations Emigration from Uruguay
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