The Christian Liberation Movement ( es, Movimiento Cristiano Liberación or simply MCL) is a Cuban dissident

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advocating political change in

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. MCL was founded in 1987 by a group of secular Catholics belonging to the Parish of Cerro, in

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. From the movement's founding and until his death, it was led by

Oswaldo Payá Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas (29 February 1952 – 22 July 2012) was a Cuban political activist. A Roman Catholic, he founded the Christian Liberation Movement in 1987 to oppose the one-party rule of the Cuban Communist Party. He attracted in ...

. At present (2018), it is led by Eduardo Cardet. MCL has urged the governments, parliaments, citizens of the

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to support: The Christian Liberation Movement is a member of the

Centrist Democrat International The Centrist Democrat International ( es, Internacional Demócrata de Centro) is a Christian-democratic political international. Until 2001, it was known as the Christian Democrat International (CDI); before 1999, it was known as the Christian D ...

, the international organization promoting Christian democracy.

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Statement by the Christian Liberation Movement
* http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/political_prisoners_in_cuba_suffering_same_fate_as_mandela_reveal_dissidents/ * https://www.aciprensa.com/noticias/cuba-nombran-a-eduardo-cardet-como-coordinador-nacional-del-mcl-30996/ * https://www.aciprensa.com/noticias/cuba-nombran-a-eduardo-cardet-como-coordinador-nacional-del-mcl-30996/ Political parties established in 1988 Catholic political parties Christian democratic parties in North America Political parties in Cuba Opposition to Fidel Castro Human rights organizations based in Cuba {{Caribbean-party-stub

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