Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born January 29, 1942) was the first Cuban and the first person of African ancestry in space; he was proclaimed at the time as the first black cosmonaut. As a member of the crew of Soyuz 38, he became the first Cuban citizen and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States to travel into earth orbit.

Nationality: Cuban

Status Retired

Born 29 January 1942 (Guantanamo, Cuba)

Time in space: 7d 20h 43m

Selection: 1978 Intercosmos Group

Missions: Soyuz 38

Source: Wikipedia