The belief that Commander Hugo Chávez (1954-2013) is more alive today in Venezuela, Latin America and the world was expressed during commemorations 10 years after his physical departure.
That of the literary work that “The dead you kill enjoy good health” is fully fulfilled by the Bolivarian leader, because his ideas, thoughts and deeds are still valid and present in millions of people who admire him and talk about him in the present, never in the past.
The presence of more than a hundred intellectuals and cultivators from about 60 countries from every continent and presidents and former presidents at the World Meeting for the Validity of Chávez’s Bolivarian Thought in the 21st Century spoke of how much he is loved and admired.
It was also an expression of that infinite love that is sown and nurtured, the sentiment of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who took to the streets of Caracas and other cities in the country the day before to express the deep affection of a son a father.
Data revealed by Caracas’ ambassador to Havana, Adán Chávez, showed this affection for “our eternal commander” when he said that that year people went to the Cuartel de la Montaña, where their remains paid their tribute.
Exactly at 4:25 pm in the afternoon, a period of mourning before his departure, on March 5th, and in the presence of his entire family, a cannon shot was heard yesterday out of loyalty and in memory of Chávez.
The climax of the commemoration was staged at the Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas by the Latin American leaders who accompanied him in his insomnia, his struggles and his victories.
On behalf of his brother Fidel and the Cuban people who loved him as father and brother, the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro, affirmed that the tribute of Cuba and its people to Hugo Chávez will always accompany and follow him.
He assured that “Cuba was and will be alongside the Venezuelan people, alongside Maduro and the civil-military union of the Bolivarian and Chavista people.”
The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and President of the Commonwealth of Latin American and Caribbean States, Ralph Gonsalves, stressed that Chávez died unconquered and that imperialism could not defeat him, nor death, “that is why he is still alive”. he said.
He pointed out that when we call him “Eternal Commander” it is not just rhetoric, it is objective and means that his ideas, life and example are still with us, he lives in us and among us.
Gonsalves maintained that his enemies, both outside and within, cannot alter or alter the immense achievements of his people and country.
The Commander and President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, stressed that Chávez was the synthesis of the struggles waged by the Venezuelan people from the arrival of the first invaders until victory was finally won through elections.
“We all need Chávez,” he reflected, emphasizing that (Augusto César) Sandino is the son of Simón Bolívar, as Fidel (Castro) is the son of (José) Martí and Hugo Chávez is the youngest of El’s children.
Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit reiterated that he had had many opportunities to speak with Chávez, acknowledging that “to me he is not dead, he lives among us”.
The Caribbean ruler condemned the unjust illegal sanctions imposed on the government and people of Venezuela and confirmed that Maduro is the constitutional president of the Bolivarian Republic.
Anyone who doesn’t want to recognize him “is their problem, because the progressive forces recognize him as a legitimate and constitutional president,” he said.
Maduro stressed that if Chávez has sown anything, it is that the life of a revolutionary must be a life of joy, who must face difficulties, the scenarios, however terrible, always with a smile and trust in people , trusting people above everything else. from whatever.
If we have applied Hugo Chávez’s formula to anything in these 10 years, it has been to mobilize and activate the power of the people in all situations, he stressed.