Havana, August 7 (RHC) – The Angola-Cuba Friendship Association (ASAC) today described the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, as one of the most brilliant men of the twentieth century, in a message sent to him on occasion of his 88th birthday, on August 13th.

Fidel Castro, "in addition of having decisively contributed to the freedom and dignity of the Cuban people, played an important role in the struggle for independence and territorial integrity of many countries around the world," ASAC General Secretary, Fernando Jaime, says in the letter.

He highlighted how the island's solidarity had a great impact in the African continent, particularly in Angola.

Jaime says the Angolan family will continue alongside the Cuban people in their arduous struggle against the unjust blockade imposed by the United States more than five decades ago.

The ASAC also sends a message advocating the release of the remaining three members of the Cuban Five, who are still imprisoned in the United States.