Cuba dissident's remains exhumed; family to leave
HAVANA -- (AP) The remains of a Cuban dissident who died following an
83-day hunger strike have been exhumed for cremation.
Orlando Zapata Tamayo's mother intends to take the ashes with her this
week to the United States, which granted her political refuge.
Reina Luisa Tamayo says relatives and some dissidents were at a cemetery
in the eastern city of Banes when her son's remains were dug up. She is
accompanying them to Havana for cremation.
She told The Associated Press on Tuesday that "this is all very hard."
Tamayo and 12 other relatives plan to fly to Florida on Thursday.
Orlando Zapata Tamayo died February 23, 2010.
Cuba considers its small community of dissidents to be U.S.-backed
mercenaries out to destabilize the country.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/07/2255319/cuba-dissidents-remains-exhumed.html
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