Cuban revolutionary Juan Almeida died of a heart attack Friday evening . Almeida , 82 , was a vice president and member of the Central Committee . He was among only a few black leaders in top government posts . Hide Caption 8 of 11
Cuban revolutionary Juan Almeida died of a heart attack Friday evening . Almeida , 82 , was a vice president and member of the Central Committee . He was among only a few black leaders in top government posts . Almeida fought with the Castros at the start of their campesino-led revolution .