Leading cuban political prisoner orlando zapata tamayo has died in hospital after 85 days on hunger strike , opposition sources say .
古巴反对派消息称,政治犯奥兰多萨帕塔塔马约经历85天的绝食抗议之后,日前在医院逝世。
The death of mr zapata and its aftermath has seemingly put paid to any chance of a rapprochement between the united states and cuba , of which there were high hopes after barack obama took office .