José Antonio Arbesú Fraga (21 June 1940 – September 26, 2020) was a Cuban

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. Arbesu was born in

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, from 1989 to 1992. Juan E. Mendez ''The Case of Elizardo Sanchez'' www.nybooks.com "7 Dec 1989 – After renewing my request several times, I received a letter dated October 13, from José Arbesú, Chief of the Cuban Interests Section in .."

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