Gustavo Perez Silverio is a Cuban historian and pro-democracy activist. In February 2015, he was fired from his job as a professor of history at the

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'', February 5, 2015 On June 11, 2015, Republican Congresswoman

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spoke in his defense for one minute before the

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Youtube: Ros-Lehtinen Honors Cuban Pro-Democracy Historian Gustavo Perez Silverio
Living people 21st-century Cuban historians Academic staff of the University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas Cuban democracy activists Year of birth missing (living people) {{Cuba-bio-stub