Category: Fidel Castro
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

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

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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

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  • 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:

Fidel’s Legacy: ‘Cubans Give Us Example of How to Develop and Live’
| November 28, 2016 | 7:58 pm | Cuba, Fidel Castro | Comments closed
20:34 26.11.2016(updated 20:43 26.11.2016)
Fidel Castro’s death will not bring an end to the Cuban Revolution, Russian academic Evgeny Astakhov told RIA Novosti, highlighting that by the term ‘revolution’ he means further development of the Cuban sovereign and independent state. After Fidel Castro’s passing away Havana will continue to pursue the policy course set by the iconic Cuban leader, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) expert Evgeny Astakhov of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) told RIA Novosti. “If the ‘revolution’ implies an armed struggle, it ended long ago. If it implies the desire to make the peoples’ life better, I believe this task still remain high on [Cuba’s] agenda. Despite the normalization of relations between the United States [and Cuba], the goals of the revolution survived intact,” Astakhov remarked. The expert called attention to the fact that living conditions of the Cubans remain rather low. However, he emphasized that the people of Cuba preserve their self-respect and dignity. “There are no beggars there,” Astakhov underscored, “The people have a sense of pride and they face their poor living conditions with dignity.” The expert highlighted that at the same time the Cubans can boast their healthcare, cancer treatment and biotechnology. “In many respects, they give us an example of how to develop and live,” he noted. Commenting on Barack Obama’s first visit to Havana in March 2016, Haitian-born journalist Dr. Dady Chery highlighted that despite the trade embargo the US had exerted on the Caribbean state, Cuba “is no longer a country without its own toilet paper or medications, but one that has painfully built its own economy.” “Currently, Cuba holds more than 30 patents in the area of biotechnology, which is its main export. It manufactures more than 800 products for the health needs of Cubans, for whom it provides universal medical coverage,” Chery underscored in her op-ed for News Junkie Post. The journalist added that against all odds the Cubans have developed their own software products, including computer games, cell-phone platforms, and specialized software for the health sector. “The revolution will continue,” Astakhov said, “in ‘spiritual’ sense of the word, I do not mean armed struggle, barricades, ‘maidans’ and etc.” “Not all people have such a sense of pride and sovereignty as the Cubans. There will be changes and reforms in the country and there will be new people which will follow the reform path. But these reforms will be aimed at improving the living conditions of the people, and not making them dependent on the dollar system,” the Russian academic emphasized. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, the legendary Cuban revolutionary and one of the world’s longest-serving leaders, passed away on Friday at the age of 90. His death was announced by his brother and the incumbent Cuban president, Raul Castro. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the people and government of Cuba. “The name of this outstanding statesman is considered to be a symbol of an entire era in the modern history of the world. A free and independent Cuba built by him and his colleagues became an influential member of the international community and has served as an inspiring example for many countries and peoples,” Putin said in his statement. “This strong and wise man always looked to the future with confidence. He personified the high ideals of a politician, citizen and patriot, sincerely believing in the righteousness of what he did and to which he devoted his entire life. His memory will forever remain within the hearts of Russian citizens,” the Russian President emphasized.

Read more: https://sputniknews.com/politics/201611261047876927-castro-cuba-russia/

FIDEL CASTRO RUZ: COMANDANTE OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTION HAS DIED, WE HONOR HIS MEMORY!
| November 28, 2016 | 7:31 pm | Fidel Castro, Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador | Comments closed

Communique© of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador, PCMLE

FIDEL CASTRO RUZ: COMANDANTE OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTION HAS DIED, WE HONOR HIS MEMORY!

On the night of November 25, Fidel Castro Ruz, Comandante of the Cuban Revolution, has died and the Cuban people, the peoples of Latin America and the world mourn his death.

Fidel, throughout his life, was an outstanding revolutionary leader, and along with his comrades such as Che Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos and others, was at the head of the heroic process of the Cuban revolution, which confronted the aggressive designs of US imperialism, defeated the armed incursions, the plots and conspiracies that the world power financed and directed together with the reactionary circles, in an attempt to break the will of the Cuban people and their leaders.

With Fidel at its head, the courageous Cuban people, with arms in hand, were able to overthrow the infamous, criminal and pro-Yankee dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, who had handed over the Caribbean island’s resources, sovereignty and independence to the Yankees. This same people, based on their unity, promoting the struggle, has been advancing in their revolutionary process that achieved important and well-known social achievements in various fields such as education, health, social security and, despite the criminal imperialist blockade, managed to rise up and maintain those achievements, which earned them the recognition and solidarity of the peoples of the world.

For the peoples of Latin America, the victories achieved by the Cuban revolution have undoubtedly been an example that has influenced their anti-imperialist struggles and the struggle for social revolution. Cuba has been the example of how a small country, besieged by the major world power that has blocked it since the beginning of the revolution, was able to stand up and maintain its independence with dignity.

The Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador, its members and leaders, pay homage to the memory of Fidel Castro, Comandante of the Cuban Revolution; We express our heartfelt condolences to the people of Cuba and their leaders and we believe that all of Fidel’s courageous legacy in his revolutionary actions will be maintained and developed for the advance of their social achievements and social justice.

Political Bureau of the Central Committee

November 27, 2016

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