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Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat

Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat

Cuban writer

Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat was born in Havana, Cuba in 1965. Gutierrez-Boronat is an author,[1] spokesperson for the Cuban Democratic Directorate,[2][3] member of the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance (a coalition of Cuban anti-communist groups inside and outside Cuba),[4] invited lecturer at Georgetown University, and community leader.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Boronat.

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Biography

His family settled in the United States from Cuba in 1971 seeking freedom. In 1990, he co-founded Cuban American NGO, Directorio Democratico Cubano[5] "Directorio" seeking human rights and democratic change in Cuba. In 2005, Gutierrez-Boronat launched Radio República,[6][7] a radio station offering uncensored news and information to Cubans on the island that transmits every day via shortwave, and also through AM frequencies and social media.[8] Radio República recently launched a podcast driven website allowing for programming to be downloaded and heard world-wide. The DDC receives funding from [NED].[9][10] The NED funds also went toward the Directorio’s Radio Republica operation.

Gutierrez-Boronat holds a PhD in the Philosophy of International Relations from the University of Miami (2005),[11] and a Master’s degree in Political Science (2001)[12] and undergraduate degrees in Communications and Political Science from Florida International University.[13]

Dr. Gutierrez Boronat has served as an international diplomat for the cause of a Free Cuba. In the past few years, he has met with President Donald J. Trump[14] and Vice President Mike Pence of the United States; with President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil;[15] with President Tsai-ing wen of the Republic of China (Taiwan);[16] with the Foreign Ministers of Costa Rica,[17] Chile,[18] and Peru;[19] and with members of Congress of the United States[20] and several Latin American countries.[21]

In October 2020, he organized the Anti-Communist and Anti-Socialist Caravan and Seminar in Miami, Florida, that according to observers drew about 30,000 vehicles and thousands of participants.[22][23]

Dr. Gutierrez-Boronat has been instrumental in the creation of the Justice Cuba Commission,[24] composed of human rights experts from ten countries, which has investigated crimes against humanity of the Cuban government against the Cuban population, as well as in other nations.[25][26][27] The Justice Cuba Commission advocates for an international tribunal to try these crimes.

Gutierrez-Boronat signed the Madrid Charter, a document drafted by the far-right Spanish political party Vox that describes left-wing groups as enemies of Ibero-America involved in a "criminal project" that are "under the umbrella of the Cuban regime".[28]

References

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    "2005 Latin America Dissertation John Barrett Prize". demdigest.org. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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    "Directorio Democratico Cubano – Home". directorio.org. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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    Martinez, Guillermo I. (November 5, 2015). "Even young Cubans concerned about dissidents". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
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    "Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat dedica emotivas palabras a Cuba". Radio y Televisión Martí | RadioTelevisionMarti.com (in Spanish). October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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    "Directorio Democratico Cubano – About Us". directorio.org. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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    "Directorio Democratico Cubano – Radio República". directorio.wildapricot.org. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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    "Radio República, una voz al aire de la resistencia cubana que cumple 12 años". diariolasamericas.com (in Spanish). August 25, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
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    "Directorio Democratico Cubano - Radio Republica".
  9. [9]
    "None". Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Directorio.PDF".
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    Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat (2005). Cuban exile nationalism (PhD thesis). University of Miami.
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    "Orlando Gutiérrez Boronat, un filósofo cubano que el régimen acusa de terrorismo". ADN Cuba (in Spanish). Retrieved June 29, 2022.
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    "Orlando Gutiérrez Boronat, un filósofo cubano que el régimen acusa de terrorismo".
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    "Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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    "Bolsonaro recibe a uno de los líderes del exilio". December 20, 2018.
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    "Taiwan – Latin America: An encounter for freedom". March 3, 2020.
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    "Promotores de enjuiciar al régimen por sus crímenes son recibidos en Costa Rica". February 22, 2019.
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    "Comisión Justicia Cuba se reúne con el Canciller de Chile". Martí Noticias | Martinoticias.com/. March 8, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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    "Grupo de exiliados cubanos se reúne con vicepresidenta de Perú en Cumbre de las Américas". April 11, 2018.
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    "Republican Congressional and State of Florida leaders meet with Cuban pro-democracy activists". August 5, 2021.
  21. [21]
    "Directorio Democratico Cubano - RECIBE PRESIDENTE DEL CONGRESO PERUANO a DELEGACIÓN DE LA ASAMBLEA DE LA RESISTENCIA CUBANA y DE LA COMISIÓN JUSTICIA CUBA".
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    "Caravana anticomunista paraliza Miami".
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    "La caravana en Miami en apoyo del 15N en Cuba quiere ser latinoamericana".
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    "Anuncian comisión para investigar crímenes del castrismo - CubaNet". March 27, 2017.
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    "OEA se vincula a enjuiciamiento del régimen cubano por delitos de lesa humanidad". December 3, 2018.
  26. [26]
    "Exiliados cubanos repasan "crímenes de lesa humanidad" del castrismo".
  27. [27]
    "Orlando Gutiérrez Boronat: "El régimen estuvo y está dispuesto a destruir al pueblo cubano" - CubaNet". June 19, 2021.
  28. [28]
    "Carta de Madrid". Fundación Disenso (in Spanish). Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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