Fernando Martínez Heredia

Fernando Martínez Heredia (21 January 1939 – 12 June 2017) was a Cuban politician. He was born on 21 January 1939 in Yaguajay, Cuba. Martínez was a founding member of the Cuban Communist Party, and as a member of the July 26 Movement, he took part in the revolution which overthrow the Batista dictatorship

After the revolution, Martínez wrote many books and worked as head of the Philosophy Department at Havana University.

He died 12 June 2017 in Havana.