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Comandante Che Guevara

Memorial ceremony for Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara

A model revolutionary
On the 90th anniversary of Che’s birth, Granma presents excerpts from Fidel’s speech given October 18, 1967, during the memorial ceremony for Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara, in Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución
Author: Fidel Castro Ruz | internet@granma.cu
june 14, 2018 10:06:49

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Excerpts from Fidel’s speech delivered during the memorial ceremony for Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara, in Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución, October 18, 1967
“Che was one of those people who was liked immediately, for his simplicity, his character, his naturalness, his comradely attitude, his personality, his originality … the type of man who, when a difficult mission must be completed, doesn’t wait for you to ask him to take on the mission …”
“This was one of his principal characteristics: his willingness to instantly volunteer for the most dangerous mission. And naturally this aroused admiration – and twice the usual admiration, for a fellow combatant fighting alongside us who had not been born here, a person of profound ideas, a person in whose mind dreams boiled of struggle in other parts of the continent, and who nonetheless was so altruistic, so selfless, so willing to always do the most difficult things, to constantly risk his life.”

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Antonio Maceo

Major General of the Liberation Army, Antonio Maceo Grajales

ANTONIO MACEO

The feats of a Titan
“Whoever tries to conquer Cuba, will gather the dust of her blood-soaked soil, if he does not perish in fight”

Author: Danae González Del Toro | internet@granma.cu
june 13, 2018 16:06:04

“Whoever tries to conquer Cuba, will gather the dust of her
blood-soaked soil, if he does not perish in fight”

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“I have no other wish but for a free and sovereign homeland.” Photo: Archive
Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845-1896), renowned leader and Major General of the Liberation Army, was a staunch fighter for Cuba’s independence and is widely considered to be a master military strategist.

He is believed to have been involved in over 800 battles, the majority during the independence struggles of 1868, and was wounded 26 times.

But, what makes a man join such a fearsome war, one which caused him such heartache? He didn’t live to see the end.

All people of unmatched greatness are connected by a common desire, to see their homeland free, free of the yoke of oppression and exploitation of their fellow citizens. And there is no doubt that Antonio Maceo was one of those people.

José Martí would say of him: “We must pay heed to what he says, because Maceo has as much strength in his mind as he does in his arm.”

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Cuba "sonic attack"

The United States admits it does not know the cause of the alleged health problems affecting US diplomats

MINREX: US accepts it don’t know case of “sonic attack
Mon Jun 11, 2018 6:22 am (PDT) . Posted by:
“Walter Lippmann”

The United States accepts that they do not know the explanation,
nature or cause of the health problems reported by its diplomats
Submitted by editor <http://www.minrex.gob.cu/en/users/editor>
on Mon, 06/11/2018 – 09:04On May 29, 2018, the Embassy of the
United States in Havana informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of Cuba that, on May 27, an official of that
Embassy had reported health symptoms as a result of
“undefined sounds” in her place of residence.

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On May 29, 2018, the Embassy of the United States in Havana
informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba
that, on May 27, an official of that Embassy had reported health
symptoms as a result of “undefined sounds” in her
place of residence.

Immediately, the Cuban Government gave top priority to the
matter and officially requested the Diplomatic Mission of the
United States that specialized medical doctors and investigators
respectively, could interview said official.

The thorough and urgent investigation carried out in the
residence premises found no indication of any kind of sound
capable of causing health damages.

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Cuban Venezuelan Solidarity

You can count on Cuba, today and always

You can count on Cuba, today and always
Remarks by Miguel M. Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, on receiving the Order of the Liberators of Venezuela, Caracas, May 30, 2018, “Year 60 of the Revolution”

Author: Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez | internet@granma.cu

june 1, 2018 10:06:32

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Remarks by Miguel M. Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, on receiving the Order of the Liberators of Venezuela, Caracas, May 30, 2018, “Year 60 of the Revolution”

(Council of State transcript / GI translation)

COMPAÑERO Nicolás Maduro Moros, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;

Members of the delegations of Venezuela and Cuba:

With pride and reverence I begin to speak, as Martí said. I do so aware that, having been judged worthy of the Order of the Liberators of Venezuela, it is to Cuba, to Cuban men and women, to whom this immense honor is conferred.

I humbly receive it, on behalf of a heroic and noble people, and I interpret this as an act of undeserved generosity toward myself, and of just recognition to the Cuban people, who have followed, through glorious pages of sacrifice the preaching of Bolívar and Martí to make the dreams of independence and liberty of these heroes a reality.

It was Bolívar who envisaged from that distant era the threat posed by U.S. imperialism to genuine Latin American and Caribbean integration, which still has a long way to go to materialize, but which merits all our efforts.

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