Maradona: Fidel is my second father
Football legend Diego Armando Maradona arrived in Cuba December 2 to attend his dear friend Fidel’s funeral, and stressed that he was a “Cuban solider”
Football legend Diego Armando Maradona arrived in Cuba December 2 to attend his dear friend Fidel’s funeral, and stressed that he was a “Cuban solider”
WFTU General Secretary George Mavrikos arrived in Havana to attend the Comandante’s funeral in Santiago de Cuba
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
The funeral procession bearing the Comandante's remains upon its arrival in the heroic city of Santiago de Cuba
"Sadness reigned throughout Palestinian territory as it did among the Cuban people," said Saleh Raafat, member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization's Executive Committee
Granma follows the funeral procession bearing the Comandante's ashes to Santiago de Cuba, where his remains will rest in the historic Santa Ifigenia Cemetery
After spending the night in Bayamo, the caravan bearing the ashes of Comadante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz is completing the last stretch of its journey from Havana to Santiago de Cuba, today December 3
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
Cubans always saw Fidel on the front line when confronting the threat of military attacks against the Homeland, regardless of the risks to his own life
The funeral procession bearing the remains of Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz was met with tears and moving scenes across the province of Camagüey