Carlos Franqui was born on December 4, 1921 in Cifuentes, Villa Clara, Cuba. He was married to Suada Delic. He died on April 16, 2010 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
He is survived by his wife, Suada, two sons, and four grandchildren.
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Cuban writer and activist. Once a supporter of Fidel Castro and his policies following the 1959 Cuban Revolution, he became an outspoken critic of Castro after he supported the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.