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Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
Born in January 29th, 1942From Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez Biography

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born January 29, 1942) is a Cuban military officer, legislator, and former cosmonaut and the first person of African heritage in space. In 1980, as a member of the crew of Soyuz 38, he became the first Cuban citizen, the first Latin American, the first person of African descent, and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States to travel into Earth orbit.

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