Guantanamo, November 17 (RHC-ACN) Delegates to the 1st National Scientific Event to reflect on the legacy of Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro agreed on Thursday in Guantanamo that the best tribute to the leader's life is to study his thinking and follow his teachings.

The scientific program began on Thursday with a conference by Dr. Rafael Cervantes Martinez, Director of the Department of Marxism and History of the Ministry of Higher Education (MES) who spoke on the influence of the Marxist-Leninist ideology on Fidel, his actions.

Cervantes Martinez described Fidel as a remarkably wise man. “It took a wise man to successfully lead a small country like Cuba in defiance of the hegemonic interests of such a powerful neighbor like the United States for so long.”