Month: November, 2016
The Heat: Fidel Castro’s life and legacy Pt 2
| November 30, 2016 | 9:27 pm | Fidel Castro | Comments closed

The Heat: Remembering Fidel Castro’s global impact Pt 2
| November 30, 2016 | 9:24 pm | Fidel Castro | Comments closed

The Heat: Remembering Fidel Castro’s global impact Pt 1
| November 30, 2016 | 9:22 pm | Fidel Castro | Comments closed

Revolutionary Del Conde bids farewell to Castro
| November 30, 2016 | 9:20 pm | Fidel Castro | Comments closed

Cubans pay their respects to Fidel (+Photos)
| November 28, 2016 | 8:56 pm | Fidel Castro | Comments closed

http://en.granma.cu/cuba/2016-11-28/cubans-pay-their-respects-to-fidel-photos

Today, November 28, the entire country is paying its respects to Fidel with Cubans expressing their commitment to continuing his work

Since early this morning, November 28, Cubans of all ages have been arriving to the Jose Marti­ Memorial in Havan’s Plaza de la Revolucion, to pay their respects to Comandante Fidel Castro and express their commitment to continuing the process of building socialism by signing his conception of Revolution.

Sites in municipalities located farther from the center of the city have been set up to enable citizens to pay tribute to the Comandante.
Today, the entire country is paying its respects to Fidel, with Cubans expressing their commitment to continuing his work.

Full text of Chinese president’s condolence message over Fidel Castro’s death
| November 28, 2016 | 8:45 pm | China, Fidel Castro | Comments closed

Editor: zhangrui 丨Xinhua

11-28-2016 06:46 BJT

BEIJING, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a message of condolence to his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, after Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro passed away late Friday at the age of 90.

In the message sent to Raul Castro, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, president of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers of Cuba, Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, offered his deepest condolences on the death of Fidel Castro and sincerest sympathy to his family.

The English translated version of the message is as follows.

Distressed to learn of the passing away of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, I, in the name of the CPC, the Chinese government and people and in my own name, express my deepest condolences to you and through you to the Communist Party of Cuba, the Cuban government and people, and my sincerest sympathy to Fidel Castro’s family.

Fidel Castro, founder of the Communist Party of Cuba and Cuba’s socialist cause, is a great leader of the Cuban people. He has devoted all his life to Cuban people’s great cause of struggling for national liberation, safeguarding state sovereignty and building socialism.

He has made immortal historic contributions to the Cuban people and to the world socialism development. Comrade Fidel Castro is a great figure of our times and will be remembered by history and people.

I met with Comrade Fidel Castro many times and held in-depth conversations with him. His real knowledge and deep insight inspired me as his voice and expression live in my memory. Both I and the Chinese people miss him deeply.

Comrade Fidel Castro, who dedicated his life to the friendship between China and Cuba, paid close attention to and spoke highly of China’s development.

As a result of his care and support, Cuba became the first Latin American country to establish diplomatic ties with China in 1960. Since then, the two countries have witnessed profound development of bilateral ties, fruitful results of cooperation in a wide range of areas and deepening friendship between the two peoples, thanks to Comrade Fidel Castro’s solicitude and painstaking efforts.

The death of Comrade Fidel Castro is a great loss to the Cuban and Latin American people. The Cuban and Latin American people lost an excellent son, and the Chinese people lost a close comrade and sincere friend. His glorious image and great achievements will go down in history.

I believe that under the strong leadership of Comrade Raul Castro, the Communist Party of Cuba, the Cuban government and its people will carry on the unfinished lifework of Comrade Fidel Castro, turn sorrow into strength and keep making new achievements in the cause of socialist construction.

The friendship between two parties, the two countries and the two peoples will definitely be consolidated and further developed.

The great Comrade Fidel Castro will be forever remembered.

World Reacts to Fidel Castro’s Passing
| November 28, 2016 | 8:15 pm | Fidel Castro | Comments closed

http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/World-Reacts-to-Fidel-Castros-Passing-20161126-0004.html

  • A woman carries a portrait of Cuba

    A woman carries a portrait of Cuba’s former president Fidel Castro during a May Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey, May 1, 2016. | Photo: Reuters

Published 26 November 2016

The world reacted instantly to Friday’s news that Fidel Castro, leader of the Cuban Revolution, died Friday at the age of 90.

Within minutes news of Fidel Castro’s death was trending on Twitter, with 350,000 tweets within an hour of the announcement on Cuban national television. Wikipedia had almost instantly updated its entry on the leader of the small Caribbean island who inspired revolutionary movements throughout the world.

Fidel’s key allies in the region, leaders of the left-wing movements and governments which were inspired by the Cuban revolution, responded quickly to the news:

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa: “A great one is gone. Long live Cuba ! Long live Latin America !”

Ecuador’s Foreign Minister, Guillaume Long, was devastated by the news:

“Infinite sadness for the death of Fidel. Eternal embrace of Cuban people in this moment of pain and grief. The world mourns a giant.”

President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro Tweeted:

“I just finished speaking with President Raul Castro to offer Solidarity and Love to the Cuban People on the departure of Comandante Fidel Castro.”

“Fidel and Chavez built ALBA, PetroCaribe, and paved the way for the Liberation of our People”

“To all the Revolutionaries of the World we have to continue with his Legacy and his Flag of Independence, of Socialism, of his Homeland.”

However The extent of condolences for Fidel Castro’s death transcends geographic or political boundaries.

Pakistani presidential candidate and world famous cricketer Imran Khan was one of the first international politicians to react to the news, celebrating Fidel’s example to the world:

India’s right-wing President Narendra Modi expressed his condolences and called Fidel a great friend to India:

Thousands remembered Fidel’s legendary solidarity with freedom movements throughout the world:

As well as his lifelong commitment to the principles of mutual aid:

Many noted Fidel’s ability to resist an estimated 638 U.S. assassination attempts:  Fidel Castro was the only dude the CIA couldn’t kill. Dude died at 90 surrounded by his loved ones. The CIA salty as hellllllll, fam. — joe prince (@jpya_) November 26, 2016

In Miami, the heart of the far-right Cuban exile community who fled Fidel’s reforms, the reaction was predictable, with dozens celebrating in the streets:

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, senior Republican representative for Florida, was already plotting:

Others noted the hypocrisy of those celebrating Fidel’s death:

While countless others expressed deep gratitude for his remarkable life and legacy: