Virgilio Morales Díaz was one of the last National Chief Scouts of

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. Scouting existed in Cuba itself until the 1960s, when Cuban Scouting ceased operations after the

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of 1959. Cuban Scouts rendered service during those times, directing traffic, collecting rations, helping in hospitals and establishing first aid stations. In 1961, the

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terminated the

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membership, claiming that the

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had ceased to exist. The last National Chief Scouts were Virgilio Morales Díaz and Doctor

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, along with Doctor Celina Cardoso, President and Secretary of the National Council. Kenneth Symington of Cañal was the last National Executive Commissioner.

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20081010165028/http://www.babalublog.com/archives/001452.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20120425015229/http://www.economiaparatodos.com.ar/ver_nota.php?nota=657 *https://web.archive.org/web/20050827232012/http://www.scoutdecuba.org/ *http://historiadelosscouts.blogspot.com/2007/08/historia-de-los-scouts-de-cuba-desde-su.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20091005031908/http://www.vimeo.com/4944959 El Escultismo cubano on Vimeo Scouting and Guiding in Cuba Year of birth missing Place of birth missing (living people) {{Scout-bio-stub