Doctor José Borrel Tudurí was one of the last National Chief Scouts of
Cuban Scouting. Scouting existed in Cuba itself until the 1960s, when Cuban Scouting ceased operations after the
Cuban revolution
The Cuban Revolution () was the military and political movement that overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, who had ruled Cuba from 1952 to 1959. The revolution began after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état, in which Batista overthrew ...
of 1959. Cuban Scouts rendered service during those times, directing traffic, collecting rations, helping in hospitals and establishing first aid stations. In 1961, the
World Scout Conference terminated the
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organization in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922. It has 176 members. ...
membership, claiming that the
Asociación de Scouts de Cuba had ceased to exist. The last of the National Chief Scouts were
Virgilio Morales Díaz and José Borrel Tudurí, along with Doctor
Celina Cardoso, President and Secretary of the National Council.
Kenneth Symington of Cañal was the last National Executive Commissioner.
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Scouting and Guiding in Cuba
Year of birth missing
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