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tivities, Truffin served as Cuban Consul in 

 Russia, appointed in 1892. The Russian 

 Government conferred upon him the Cross 

 of Santa Ana and the Order of Saint 

 Stanislas. 



Returning to commercial life he has been 

 Vice-president of the Cuba Cane Sugar Cor- 

 poration; President of the Manati Sugar 

 Co., and President of the Compania Cubana 

 de Jarcia. Furthermore, he has been Presi- 

 dent of the French Chamber of Commerce 

 of Havana, President of the Union Club, 

 and President of the Yacht Club of that 

 city. 



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