Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Cuba’s Feared Head of Surveillance, Dies at 94

Considered the country’s most powerful leader after the Castro brothers, he was the first director of the Interior Ministry, keeping a close eye on dissent.

By Anthony DePalma · The New York Times – World

Considered the country’s most powerful leader after the Castro brothers, he was the first director of the Interior Ministry, keeping a close eye on dissent.