Augusto Martínez Sánchez

Leads of the memorial march in Havana on 5 May 1960, for the victims of the La Coubre freight ship explosion (Sanchez: second right)

Augusto Martínez Sánchez (1923-2013) was Cuban politician and military leader who served a number of major posts in Cuban government.

While serving as Minister of Labor, in 1964 he was removed from the position by Fidel Castro because of strong allegations of corruption.[1] On December 8, 1964 he committed a failed attempt of suicide and after that never returned to public life.

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