Act in Tribute to Fidel Begins in Santiago de Cuba
Presided by Army General and President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Raúl Castro Ruz, the people of Santiago and other eastern provinces are accompanied by friends, presidents and personalities from across the world
National news staff | informacion@granma.cu
December 3, 2016 20:12:36
Photo: Cuban television images
Fidel is in Santiago. His Santiago of the Moncada assault, of November 30, of the Sierra Maestra and of the revolutionary triumph, the same city he awarded the honorific title of Hero of the Republic of Cuba, extensive to all its people.
These same people fill the Plaza de la Revolución Antonio Maceo this evening, where the act in tribute to the Comandante en Jefe has just begun, before his ashes are finally laid to rest in the Santa Ifigenia cemetery tomorrow.
Friends, presidents and personalities from other parts of the world accompany Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Councils of State and Ministers, who will offer the central remarks.
Leaders of mass and social organizations and the Young Communist League will also participate as representatives of the Cuban people.
Fidel rests in Santiago
Santiago de Cuba’sPlaza de la Revolución Antonio Maceo now bears the remains of the Comandante. The square will host a commemorative act in honor of Fidel this evening, with the presence of the people of Santiago, Party and government representatives, leaders of mass organizations and heads of state and important figures from across the world
Granma | internet@granma.cu
December 3, 2016 17:12:44
Around 1:50pm this December 3, the funeral procession bearing the Comandante’s remains completed the last stretch of its journey from Havana to Santiago de Cuba, arriving at the city’s Plaza de la Revolución Antonio Maceo. Fidel’s ashes will rest here until his burial at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery tomorrow, close to Cuban National Hero José Martí.
Later this evening, the people of Santiago and other eastern provinces, will gather in this square to pay tribute to the leader of the Revolution.
While this site was built in honor of Antonio Maceo, a sculptural tribute to another hero of Cuba, Comandante Juan Almeida Bosque, can also be found here, on one of the walls of the surrounding Heredia Theater.
The funeral procession bearing Fidel’s ashes traveled a total distance of more than 1,000 kilometers over four days from Havana to Santiago de Cuba.
Throughout this funeral procession across the island, retracing in reverse the route of the triumphant Caravan of Liberty of 1959, hundreds of thousands of Cuban men, women and children have lined the streets to bear witness and pay their last respects to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution.
Posthumous commemoration, today, for the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution in Santiago de Cuba
After the moving, unforgettable voyage of Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro's ashes, following the Caravan of Liberty's route of January, 1959, the valiant people of Santiago, along with representatives of other eastern provinces, will honor the leader of the Cuban Revolution
National news staff | informacion@granma.cu
December 3, 2016 08:12:29
After the moving, unforgettable voyage of Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro's ashes, following the Caravan of Liberty's route of January, 1959, from Havana east, the valiant people of Santiago, along with representatives of neighboring provinces, will honor the leader of the Cuban Revolution, today, December 3, at 7:00pm, in Antonio Maceo Plaza la Revolución.
Present at the event will be heads of state and important figures from all parts of the world. Speaking in the name of our people will be leaders of mass organizations, social associations, and the Young Communists League.
The central remarks will be made by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, and President of the Councils of State and Ministers.
Cuban radio and television will broadcast the event live.
National news staff | informacion@granma.cu
December 3, 2016 20:12:36
Photo: Cuban television images
Fidel is in Santiago. His Santiago of the Moncada assault, of November 30, of the Sierra Maestra and of the revolutionary triumph, the same city he awarded the honorific title of Hero of the Republic of Cuba, extensive to all its people.
These same people fill the Plaza de la Revolución Antonio Maceo this evening, where the act in tribute to the Comandante en Jefe has just begun, before his ashes are finally laid to rest in the Santa Ifigenia cemetery tomorrow.
Friends, presidents and personalities from other parts of the world accompany Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Councils of State and Ministers, who will offer the central remarks.
Leaders of mass and social organizations and the Young Communist League will also participate as representatives of the Cuban people.
Fidel rests in Santiago
Santiago de Cuba’sPlaza de la Revolución Antonio Maceo now bears the remains of the Comandante. The square will host a commemorative act in honor of Fidel this evening, with the presence of the people of Santiago, Party and government representatives, leaders of mass organizations and heads of state and important figures from across the world
Granma | internet@granma.cu
December 3, 2016 17:12:44
Around 1:50pm this December 3, the funeral procession bearing the Comandante’s remains completed the last stretch of its journey from Havana to Santiago de Cuba, arriving at the city’s Plaza de la Revolución Antonio Maceo. Fidel’s ashes will rest here until his burial at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery tomorrow, close to Cuban National Hero José Martí.
Later this evening, the people of Santiago and other eastern provinces, will gather in this square to pay tribute to the leader of the Revolution.
While this site was built in honor of Antonio Maceo, a sculptural tribute to another hero of Cuba, Comandante Juan Almeida Bosque, can also be found here, on one of the walls of the surrounding Heredia Theater.
The funeral procession bearing Fidel’s ashes traveled a total distance of more than 1,000 kilometers over four days from Havana to Santiago de Cuba.
Throughout this funeral procession across the island, retracing in reverse the route of the triumphant Caravan of Liberty of 1959, hundreds of thousands of Cuban men, women and children have lined the streets to bear witness and pay their last respects to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution.
Posthumous commemoration, today, for the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution in Santiago de Cuba
After the moving, unforgettable voyage of Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro's ashes, following the Caravan of Liberty's route of January, 1959, the valiant people of Santiago, along with representatives of other eastern provinces, will honor the leader of the Cuban Revolution
National news staff | informacion@granma.cu
December 3, 2016 08:12:29
After the moving, unforgettable voyage of Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro's ashes, following the Caravan of Liberty's route of January, 1959, from Havana east, the valiant people of Santiago, along with representatives of neighboring provinces, will honor the leader of the Cuban Revolution, today, December 3, at 7:00pm, in Antonio Maceo Plaza la Revolución.
Present at the event will be heads of state and important figures from all parts of the world. Speaking in the name of our people will be leaders of mass organizations, social associations, and the Young Communists League.
The central remarks will be made by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, and President of the Councils of State and Ministers.
Cuban radio and television will broadcast the event live.
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