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Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Cuban military officer, legislator and cosmonaut

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Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez

Cuban cosmonaut (born 1942)

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez 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,…
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January 29

Day of the year

January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 336 days remain until the end of the year.
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