Enrique Ros
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Enrique Ros is a Miami based Cuban-American businessman and activist opposed
to Cuban president
Fidel Castro
. He is the author of Revolucion de 1933 en Cuba and other books.
Ros has hosted radio shows on U.S. government station Radio Marti
which broadcasts exclusively to Cuba, and is a strong advocate of retaining the United States embargo against Cuba
. Ros is married to Amanda Adato (1926-2011) and they have two children Enrique Jr. "Henry" and U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
, and four grandchildren: Jennifer and Katherine Ros, and Patricia and Rodrigo Lehtinen
. He is also related to another Enrique Ros, who was one of officers in Cuba's elite marksman squad at the Hotel National in 1933 which held off the mutiny of the enlisted ranks led by Batista and others for several days.
Opposition to Fidel Castro
The Cuban dissident movement is a political movement in Cuba whose aim is "to replace the current regime with a more democratic form of government". According to Human Rights Watch, the Cuban government represses nearly all forms of political dissent....
to Cuban president
President of Cuba
--209.174.31.28 18:43, 22 November 2011 The President of Cuba is the Head of state of Cuba. According to the Cuban Constitution of 1976, the President is the chief executive of the Council of State of Cuba...
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
. He is the author of Revolucion de 1933 en Cuba and other books.
Ros has hosted radio shows on U.S. government station Radio Marti
Radio Martí
Radio y Televisión Martí is a radio and television broadcaster based in Miami, Florida, financed by the United States government , which transmits Spanish radio broadcasts to Cuba...
which broadcasts exclusively to Cuba, and is a strong advocate of retaining the United States embargo against Cuba
United States embargo against Cuba
The United States embargo against Cuba is a commercial, economic, and financial embargo partially imposed on Cuba in October 1960...
. Ros is married to Amanda Adato (1926-2011) and they have two children Enrique Jr. "Henry" and U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1989. She is a member of the Republican Party....
, and four grandchildren: Jennifer and Katherine Ros, and Patricia and Rodrigo Lehtinen
Rodrigo Lehtinen
Rodrigo Lehtinen is a Cuban-American, transgender LGBT rights advocate and movie producer. Lehtinen is the eldest child of Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Dexter Lehtinen and grandchild of Enrique Ros.Lehtinen is a graduate of Brown University and while attending there he was a member of Queer Alliance...
. He is also related to another Enrique Ros, who was one of officers in Cuba's elite marksman squad at the Hotel National in 1933 which held off the mutiny of the enlisted ranks led by Batista and others for several days.
Books by Enrique Ros
- Ros, Enrique 2006 El clandestinaje y la lucha armada contra castro/ The clandestinity and the arm(ed) fight against Castro (Cuba y sus Jueces) Ediciones Universal, Miami ISBN 1593880790
- Ros, Enrique 2005 Revolucion de 1933 en Cuba Ediciones Universal, Miami ISBN 1-59388-047-2
- Ros, Enrique 2003 Fidel Castro y El Gatillo Alegre: Sus Años Universitarios (Coleccion Cuba y Sus Jueces) Miami ISBN 1-59388-006-5
- Ros, Enrique 2002 Ernesto Che Guevara: mito y realidad. Ediciones Universal, Miami. ISBN 0-89729-988-4
- Ros, Enrique 1999 Aventura Africana De Fidel Castro (Coleccion Cuba y Sus Jueces) Miami ISBN 0-89729-908-6
- Ros, Enrique 1998 Cubanos Combatiente: Peleando En Distingidos Frentes (Coleccion Cuba y Sus Jueces) Miami ISBN 0-89729-868-3
- Ros, Enrique 1996 Años Criticos: Del Camino De La Accion Al Camino Del Entendimiento (Coleccion Cuba Y Sus Jueces) Miami ISBN 0-89729-814-4
- Ros, Enrique 1995 De Giron a La Crisis De Los Cohetes: La Segunda Derrota (Coleccion Cuba Y Sus Jueces) Miami ISBN 0-89729-773-3
- Ros, Enrique and Orlando Bosch 1994 Giron la verdadera historia (Coleccion Cuba y sus jueces) Miami ISBN 0-89729-738-5