Phillip B Agee, a former agent for the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) died at the age of 72 Monday night in Cuba, local media reported Wednesday.
Cuban official daily Granma described Agee, a U.S. citizen who turned against the CIA in 1968, as "a loyal friend of Cuba and a fervent defender of its people's struggle for a better world."
Agee published a book called "Inside the CIA" in 1974 and from then on dedicated himself to denouncing the "U.S.-sponsored terrorism, subversion and destabilization activities" against progressive or revolutionary governments and individuals in Latin America and the Caribbean, it said.
The paper said although Agee acknowledged having hurt Cuba while he was a U.S. agent, he did a lot for the country after breaking away from the CIA.
He set up the travel agency Cubalinda in 2002 in efforts to defy U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba.
Agee's solidarity with Cuba, Latin America and the Caribbean region had been strongly felt in Cuba, Nicaragua, Grenada and Venezuela, said the paper.
Source:Xinhua
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