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Steve Marquardt
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Fidel is 88 and a day. His own days as a wax figure are not far away.
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Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 9:20 PM
Subject: [MN Cuba] Happy Birthday! "Fidel is Fidel"
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From: Minnesota Cuba Committee mnc...@gmail.com [MinnesotaCubaCommittee] <MinnesotaCubaCo...@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 9:20 PM
Subject: [MN Cuba] Happy Birthday! "Fidel is Fidel"
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"Fidel is Fidel"
HAVANA - Celebrations started here on Tuesday to mark the birthday of
retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who turns 88 on Wednesday.
The commemorations, which include two days of cultural, athletic and
civic events, began at 6 pm local time (2200 GMT) with the opening of
an audiovisual exhibit of photographs of the iconic leader who led the
1959 Cuban Revolution.
The exhibit, titled "Fidel is Fidel," features documentary photographs
taken by renowned cameraman Roberto Chile, who has served as Castro's
personal photographer for 25 years.
Taken between 2005 and 2012, the images depicting the "tireless" former
leader will be on show until Sept. 13, along with a Bronze sculpture of
Castro inspired by one of his most emblematic photographic portraits.
Chile said the exhibit is taking place simultaneously in Havana's
Revolution Plaza and the Art Stalker Gallery in Berlin, Germany.
"At both venues, they will project audiovisuals that recall watershed
moments in Fidel's revolutionary undertakings through history, and his
relationship with the people," he said.
On Wednesday, Cuba's Bayamo Wax Museum will unveil a wax figure of
Colombian-born writer and 1982 Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia
Marquez, who was a close friend of Castro's.
Castro was born on Aug 13, 1926 in Biran, in what is now known as
Holguin province, to the family of Spanish immigrant Angel Castro and
Cuban farmer Lina Ruz.
Yuniasky Crespo, first secretary of Cuba's Union of Communist Youth
that organized the events, said each activity "will serve to honor the
justice won, preserved and shared by the revolution, to ratify our
sacred commitment to the fatherland, the future and our dreams."
On Dec 17, 1999, the UN General Assembly declared August 12 to be
International Youth Day, which is meant as an opportunity to draw
attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth
worldwide
HAVANA - Celebrations started here on Tuesday to mark the birthday of
retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who turns 88 on Wednesday.
The commemorations, which include two days of cultural, athletic and
civic events, began at 6 pm local time (2200 GMT) with the opening of
an audiovisual exhibit of photographs of the iconic leader who led the
1959 Cuban Revolution.
The exhibit, titled "Fidel is Fidel," features documentary photographs
taken by renowned cameraman Roberto Chile, who has served as Castro's
personal photographer for 25 years.
Taken between 2005 and 2012, the images depicting the "tireless" former
leader will be on show until Sept. 13, along with a Bronze sculpture of
Castro inspired by one of his most emblematic photographic portraits.
Chile said the exhibit is taking place simultaneously in Havana's
Revolution Plaza and the Art Stalker Gallery in Berlin, Germany.
"At both venues, they will project audiovisuals that recall watershed
moments in Fidel's revolutionary undertakings through history, and his
relationship with the people," he said.
On Wednesday, Cuba's Bayamo Wax Museum will unveil a wax figure of
Colombian-born writer and 1982 Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia
Marquez, who was a close friend of Castro's.
Castro was born on Aug 13, 1926 in Biran, in what is now known as
Holguin province, to the family of Spanish immigrant Angel Castro and
Cuban farmer Lina Ruz.
Yuniasky Crespo, first secretary of Cuba's Union of Communist Youth
that organized the events, said each activity "will serve to honor the
justice won, preserved and shared by the revolution, to ratify our
sacred commitment to the fatherland, the future and our dreams."
On Dec 17, 1999, the UN General Assembly declared August 12 to be
International Youth Day, which is meant as an opportunity to draw
attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth
worldwide
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Maradona
Sends Message to Fidel on the Cuban Leader's 88th
Birthday
HAVANA,
Cuba, Aug 13 (acn) “Happy birthday to the greatest. I love you
and I hope you can celebrate another 100 years of life for the
joy of people,” said Diego Armando Maradona on Wednesday on his
page in Facebook, in his message to the historic leader of the
Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro.
The former
Argentinean football star joins the many congratulations Fidel
Castro has received on the occasion of his 88th birthday on
August 13.
According
to press reports, Argentina will celebrate the “88 years of
victory” of Commander Fidel Castro at the Argentinean-Cuban
Friendship Center, with the presentation of a documentary that
will be accompanied by Cuban food tasting.
Peru, for
its part, by way of the Peruvian Solidarity-with-Cuba
Coordinating Committee sent greetings to Fidel on his birthday.
In a communique, the bloc of solidarity-with-Cuba organizations
highlights the historic role played by the Cuban
statesman.
The
president of the World Peace Council, Brazilian Socorro Gomes,
sent a “warm” message of congratulations to Fidel. She pointed
out that he’s the builder of all peace movements and a real
example of that struggle in the world.
Meanwhile,
the documentary “Caudal de Rio,” dedicated to the environmental
thinking of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, will be
screened on Wednesday in Ecuador.
Likewise,
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro sent congratulations to the
Cuban leader.
Cubanews/trm/trm/trm
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Fidel illuminates the Future, says Nicolas Maduro
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 13 (acn) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said in Caracas that Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro is a giant of the 20th and 21st centuries and that he fully illuminates the future.
Speaking on his Tuesday radio show in the Venezuelan Capital on Fidel’s 88th birthday this August 13, Maduro said that Fidel defended Cuban identity and expelled US imperialism from the island.
When all socialist lights turned off around the world Cuba continued to beam its socialist light and this marks the significance of Fidel’s project, which made him the most outstanding leader of the 20th century, Maduro stressed.
We must always bear in mind everything Fidel and the Cuban Revolution did for Africa and Latin America, he noted.
As to the close friendship between Hugo Chavez and Fidel, Maduro said that the Venezuelan leader admired him and also admired the history he represented. It was a father-to-son relationship, which gave birth to the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our Americas, a regional integration bloc know by its acronyms ALBA, as well as PetroCaribe and other regional programs.
Maduro also stressed the support Fidel Gave Chavez during his illness by saying that Fidel was always by Chavez’ side; he was there almost till his last day, he recalled.
A video about the meetings between Chavez and Fidel was screened to pay tribute to the Cuban Revolution leader on his birthday.
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 13 (acn) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said in Caracas that Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro is a giant of the 20th and 21st centuries and that he fully illuminates the future.
Speaking on his Tuesday radio show in the Venezuelan Capital on Fidel’s 88th birthday this August 13, Maduro said that Fidel defended Cuban identity and expelled US imperialism from the island.
When all socialist lights turned off around the world Cuba continued to beam its socialist light and this marks the significance of Fidel’s project, which made him the most outstanding leader of the 20th century, Maduro stressed.
We must always bear in mind everything Fidel and the Cuban Revolution did for Africa and Latin America, he noted.
As to the close friendship between Hugo Chavez and Fidel, Maduro said that the Venezuelan leader admired him and also admired the history he represented. It was a father-to-son relationship, which gave birth to the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our Americas, a regional integration bloc know by its acronyms ALBA, as well as PetroCaribe and other regional programs.
Maduro also stressed the support Fidel Gave Chavez during his illness by saying that Fidel was always by Chavez’ side; he was there almost till his last day, he recalled.
A video about the meetings between Chavez and Fidel was screened to pay tribute to the Cuban Revolution leader on his birthday.
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