Cuba Archive - Case 6143

Case ID:6143

Title:N/A

First name:Gilberto

Last name:Pico Rivers

Suffix:Giberto Pi

Aliases: N/A

Name also reported as:N/A

Age:26

Gender:Male

Date of Birth:Day:4 / Month:8 / Year:1940

Civil Status:Unknown

Date of death/disappearance:Day:8 / Month:5 / Year:1967

Citizenship:N/A

Last known address:N/A

Last known city:N/A

Last known province-TOD:N/A

Last known province current:N/A

Last known country:Cuba

Location death-address:N/A

Location of death - city:Machurrucutu

Location of death province - at TOD:N/A

Location of death province - current:N/A

Location of death - country:Venezuela

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Arrest or detention at time of death:N/A

Date of arrest:N/A

Imprisoned/Detained: Location:N/A

How long imprisoned/detained:N/A

Death attributed to:Armed forces of another country

Death attribution detail:N/A

Associated Event:International intervention armed/subversion (Venezuela)

Case description:

Cuban Ministry of the Interior soldier who died in battle or after being captured by Venezuelan Army and National Guard troops after landing with a guerrilla group in Machurucuto beach, Venezuela. The group of three Cubans and nine Venezuelans trained in Cuba was part of a Cuba-sponsored operation (led by the Cuban official Antonio Briones) that sought to overthrow the democratically-elected government of Rómulo Betancourt. Ten of the invaders died in the battle and its aftermath. 
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Soldado del Ministerio del Interior cubano capturado por tropas del Ejército y la Guardia Nacional de Venezuela después de aterrizar con un grupo guerrillero en la playa de Machurucuto, Venezuela. El grupo de tres cubanos y nueve venezolanos entrenados en Cuba formaba parte de una operación patrocinada por Cuba (encabezada por el oficial cubano Antonio Briones) que buscaba derrocar al gobierno democráticamente electo de Rómulo Betancourt. Diez de los invasores murieron en la batalla y sus secuelas.

Sources: Conflict of Evidence:

Violation Status:Reported: Highly likely / Highly reliable source(s)

Cause of Death: - Combat: Fatality or Missing in Action

Occupations: - Military Specific Occupations

External Files: N/A

Relatives in Archive: N/A

Victim Type: - Armed Forces: military or militia

Affiliations: N/A

Other Victims Same Event: - Case 6192:Antonio Briones Montoto - Case 6201:Pedro Cabrera Torres

Case Record - Gilberto Pico Rivers