Cuba with Fidel Castro at the world epicenter

Havana, Aug 14 (RHC) The political stature of the statesman and exceptional human being, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, continues today at the epicenter of the tribute offered in multiple latitudes for his 98th birthday.

In social networks and numerous press media, messages of recognition for the sovereign and emancipating legacy of the commander-in-chief of this revolutionary process of great significance in Cuba and the world have been circulating since August 13, his name day.

Thus, in Bolivia, Panama, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Argentina and other Latin American nations recognized Fidel Castro's contributions to the achievement of their independence or the consolidation of liberation movements in the American continent.

In the land of Bolivar, Foreign Minister Yván Gil praised the transcendental life of the Cuban and universal leader, while Argentines who graduated in the island expressed their gratitude to the Antillean guerrilla, whose legacy is visible today in hundreds of social missions of the Bolivarian country.

Meanwhile in Ecuador, members of the state mission, friends of the island and Cuban residents in that country, as well as representatives of political and social organizations paid tribute to the former Antillean president at the Cuban embassy in Quito.

The ambassador of the Caribbean country there, Basilio Gutiérrez, recalled that the leader of the Cuban Revolution changed the history of his nation and contributed to the independence of other peoples of Latin America and the world.

In the same sense, messages came from diplomatic headquarters of the Caribbean country in Europe and Africa, social movements, political parties and world leaders, especially those of progressive sign.

They do justice to Fidel Castro, who has become a living legend since his triumphant arrival in Havana on January 8, 1959, at the head of the guerrillas who defeated the regime of Fulgencio Batista (1952-1958). With his thought and work, this revolutionary process transcended the borders of the Cuban nation.

Fidel Castro's Cuba is today a paradigm for Latin American revolutionaries and progressive movements in various parts of the world, who counted on his vocation for solidarity and  Latin Americanism to achieve independence in their countries.

The contributions of the Cuban and universal leader to the strengthening of the leftist forces in Latin America and the rest of the planet are widely documented, and his contribution to the anti-colonialist struggles in Africa, to the defeat of Apartheid in South Africa, and to the unity of the poor nations of the world is epic. (Source: Prensa Latina)